If you’ve been searching for a copycat recipe for Nothing Bundt Cake Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bundtinis, look no further! The cake and frosting have the same great look, taste and texture as the real thing.
I used the same Bundtini paper cups that are used by Nothing Bundt Cake. The tip that I used to frost the Bundtinis created the same swirled effect.
Now, you can make these delicious confections for a fraction of the cost of the real thing.
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes
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Ingredients for Bundtinis
Believe it or not, the starting point for these delicious little bundt cakes is a boxed cake mix. The actual ingredients are as follows:
- Devils Food Boxed Cake Mix: I started with basic Duncan Hines 15.25 ounce boxed cake mix.
- Chocolate Instant Pudding: Pudding enhances the moisture of the cake. You can purchase boxed cake mixes with pudding added. However, I like to add my own. That way, I know exactly how much goes into the cake.
- Sour Cream: I used light sour cream. Sour cream adds moisture without thinning the cake batter. Because of its acidity, it also serves to activate the baking soda in the cake mix.
- Mayonnaise: You might think that mayonnaise is totally out of place in a cake batter. However, if you think about it, mayonnaise is an emulsion made with eggs, oil and vinegar. With the mayonnaise, you can reduce the number of eggs that you would otherwise add to the batter. The oil makes the cake tender. The vinegar enhances the chocolate taste.
- Eggs: It should come as no surprise that eggs are added to the cake batter!
- Milk: Rather than adding water to the cake mix, I added milk to enhance the richness of the Bundtinis.
- Vegetable Oil: Just like the eggs, vegetable oil is a standard addition to a boxed cake mix. You might be tempted to use butter instead for flavor. Actually, vegetable oil is better. Cakes made with oil tend to be more airy than cakes made with butter. Also, they stay moist and tender longer than cakes made with butter.
- Chocolate Chips: The name is Chocolate Chocolate Chip, so this should come as no surprise! I used semi-sweet chocolate chips.
The ingredients for the frosting included cream cheese, heavy cream, salt and confectioners’ sugar.
Special Equipment for Copycat Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bundtinis
It’s one thing to copy the cake and frosting for the Copycat Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bundtinis and quite another to copy the appearance. For the appearance, several things were important:
- Bundtini Pan: Bundtinis are mini bundt cakes. Therefore, the pan needed to be a mini Bundt Cake pan. There are a lot to choose from. To me, the shape and size were the most important characteristics. I settled on the NordicWare Bundt Brownie Pan. The shape was perfect. It produced cakes that were little bit larger than the Nothing Bundt Cake Bundtinis. However, they still fit into the paper cups.
- Paper Cups: The Katgely Floret Brioche Paper Cups were the perfect match to the paper cups used by Nothing Bundt Cake for its Bundtinis. They were the exact size, shape and color!
- Decorating Tip: I tried several different decorating tips for the frosting before I found the perfect one – Wilton #4B Open Star Tip. It produced the same detailed swirls in the frosting as the Nothing Bundt Cake Bundtinis. I actually got this tip from Michaels.
- Piping Bag: I always use disposable piping bags, but any piping bag would work.
How to Make these Adorable Bundtinis
Time needed: 55 minutes
I made these amazing Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bundtinis as follows:
- Adding the Dry and Wet Ingredients
I started by whisking together the cake mix and chocolate pudding in a large bowl.
Then, I added the sour cream, mayonnaise, eggs, milk and vegetable oil to the dry ingredients.
- Combining the Dry and Wet Ingredients
I beat the ingredients together on low speed with my electric mixer just until they were combined. Then, I added the chocolate chips to the batter.
- Combining the Chocolate Chips
Next, I used a silicone spatula to fold the chocolate chips into the bundtini batter.
- Transferring Batter to Bundtini Pan
Even though the pan that I used for the Bundtinis was non-stick, I sprayed it well with a non-stick spray like Baker’s Joy. Then, I used a 1 ¾-inch ice cream scoop to fill the cups of the pan ⅔ of the way full.
- Baking the Bundtinis
I popped the pan into a preheated 350°F oven for about 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, the tops of the Bundtinis sprung back when I lightly pressed on them and the sides had begun to pull away from the pan.
I removed the pan from the oven and let it cool on a wire rack for about 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, I removed the Bundtinis from the pan and let them cool completely on a wire rack. - Trimming the Buntinis
As the buntinis cooked, they spread a bit over the cup at the top. In order for them to fit inside of the brioche paper cups, I needed to trim the overhang.
To do this, I placed a buntini upside down. Using a small paring knife, I cut around the perimeter to remove the overhang. Then, I placed the buntini in the paper cup. It fit perfectly!
I repeated this with the remaining buntinis. - Preparing the Frosting
While the bundtinis were cooling, I made a cream cheese frosting. Typically, cream cheese frosting contains butter. However, the butter tends to give the frosting a yellowing tint. To minimize the yellowing tint, I used heavy cream in place of the butter. This worked like a charm!
I started by beating together the cream cheese, cream and salt until it was light and fluffy. Then, I gradually added the confectioners’ sugar, beating well after each addition. - Frosting the Bundtinis
As a final step, I frosted the bundtinis. I started by adding the frosting to a piping bag fitted with a #4B open star tip. Then, I swirled the frosting on top of each of the bundtinis.
I ended up with 24 amazing Copycat Chocolate Chocolate Bundtinis. They looked and tasted like the real thing at a fraction of the cost. Yum!
Frequently Asked Questions
I generally use light sour cream. However, full-fat sour cream would also work in this recipe.
Mayonnaise may seam like an odd ingredient in this recipe. If you would prefer to omit the mayonnaise, you could increase the amount of sour cream by ¼ of a cup and add an additional egg.
I tend to use full-fat cream cheese when I make the frosting. However, low-fat cream cheese also works well.
I actually experimented with several pans before I found the perfect one – the NordicWare Bundt Brownie Pan. I ordered it from Amazon.com.
I used the Katgely Floret Brioche Paper Cups. They are an exact match to the cups used by Nothing Bundt Cake! I purchased them from Amazon.com.
You should store the bundtinis, covered in the refrigerator. When stored in the refrigerator, they should last up to five days.
If you’re interested in another awesome recipe that imitates the appearance Nothing Bundt Cake Bundtinis, you should try my Southern Hummingbird Mini-Bundtlettes!
I first published this blog on January 17, 2020. Since then, I’ve made these amazing treats a number of times. This update reflects updated pictures, updated text and updated procedures.
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Copycat Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bundtinis
Ingredients
Bundtinis
- 15.25 ounce package devil's food cake mix
- 3.9 ounce box chocolate instant pudding
- ¾ cup (6 ounces) sour cream (See Tip 1)
- ¼ cup (2 ounces) mayonnaise (See Tip 2)
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- ½ cup (4 ounces) milk (See Tip 3)
- ½ cup (4 ounces) vegetable oil or canola oil
- 1 cup (6 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened (See Tip 4)
- 2 ½ Tablespoons (1.25 ounces) heavy cream (See Tip 5)
- ¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
- 4 cups (16 ounces) confectioners' sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray cups of mini-bundt pan well with non-stick spray. Set aside.(See Tip 6)
- Whisk together cake mix and chocolate pudding in a large bowl. Add sour cream, mayonnaise, eggs, milk and vegetable oil. Beat on low with electric mixer just until combined.
- Add the chocolate chips and fold them into the batter using a silicone spatula.
- Using an ice cream scoop, fill cups of pan ⅔ full with batter. Tap the pan on the counter so the batter lays in even layers.
- Bake in preheated 350°F oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove the pan from the oven and let the bundtinis cool in the pan for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.
- Meanwhile, beat the cream cheese, heavy cream and salt on high until light and fluffy.
- Gradually beat in the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, mixing until it's smooth and creamy before adding the next addition. Adjust the amount of confectioners' sugar or cream if needed for desired consistency.
- When the bundtinis are completely cooled, transfer to brioche paper cups. Spoon the frosting into a piping bag fitted with a #4B open star tip. (See Tip 7)
- Swirl the frosting from the outside to the center top of each of the bundtinis.
- Yield: 24 Copycat Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bundtinis. (See Tip 8)
Tips/Notes
- I used light sour cream, but you could also use full-fat sour cream.
- Rather than using mayonnaise, increase the amount of sour cream to 1 cup, and use a total of 4 eggs.
- I used whole milk, but you could also use low-fat milk.
- I used full-fat cream cheese, but you could also use low-fat cream cheese.
- Adjust the amount of cream to achieve the desired piping consistency.
- I used the NordicWare Bundt Brownie Pan.
- The Katgely Floret Brioche Paper Cups are an exact match to the cups used by Nothing Bundt Cake!
- Store the bundtinis, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Rachel S. says
These are more the consistency of brownies as opposed to cake. I did like the frosting, though!
Callie says
Hi there. I’m making these for an event. I’m so excited, thank you! Quick question-I also want to make batches of Confetti Flavored and also, Red Velvet. What flavor pudding would I buy for those? Any other changes in the recipe since there are no chocolate chips needed for those flavors?
Chula King says
Hi Callie,
I haven’t made this for either the Confetti Flavored or Red Velvet. However, I would probably use vanilla for the Confetti, and chocolate for the red velvet. As an alternative for the red velvet, I’ve made a Red Velvet version that turned out really good:
Callie says
Just wanted to let you know that I made the confetti & redvelvet bundtinis using your flavor pudding suggestions. They were PERFECT!
Thanks so much.
Chula King says
Thanks so much for letting me know Callie. I’m so glad they turned out!
Chula
Chula King says
Hi Callie,
I haven’t made this for either the Confetti Flavored or Red Velvet. However, I would probably use vanilla for the Confetti, and chocolate for the red velvet. As an alternative for the red velvet, I’ve made a Red Velvet version that turned out really good:
Chula
Barbara collins says
Your recipe says one cup choc chips which is 8 ounces, but in parentheses you say 6 ounces? Which is correct?
Chula King says
Barbara,
One cup of chocoalte chips is 6 ounces.
Chula
Mindy says
Hi! I love the taste of Nothing Bundt cakes but I don’t have a pan and was hoping to make for a dessert tomorrow. Do you think these can be made as cupcakes?
Chula King says
Absolutely Mindy – you could use either a mini muffin or regular muffin pan. You would probably have to adjust the baking time though.
Chula
Veronica says
Hello! Is it better to refrigerate these a day or two before serving? Does this make a difference in how “solid” the cream cheese feels like? Thank you for the recipe!
Chula King says
Hi Veronica,
If you’re not going to serve these for several days, then I would refrigerate them. The frosting will be a little bit more firm, but not enough to be a problem. Sometimes, I’ll just make the little cakes ahead of time and either refrigerate or freeze them, and wait until I want to serve them to add the frosting. Either way works fine.
Chula
Jody says
Hi! I’m planning to make little Bundtinis for my son’s wedding reception, along with an assortment of other miniature desserts. Can you give me an idea of how big these are? Are they cupcake size? Or smaller? I’m hoping to make something smaller than cupcakes but am having a hard time finding the right size of pan. I’m wondering if these are the size I’m looking for.
Chula King says
Hi Jody,
The Bundtinis are about 2/3 the size of a regular cupcake. The wells of the Bundtini pan that I use are 2 1/2 inches across and 1 1/2 inches high. The wells of the cupcake pan that I use are 2 3/4 inches across and 1 1/2 inches high. However, the wells of the Bundtini pan are fluted compared to the straight sides of the cupcake pan, so the depth is a bit misleading.
Hope this helps!
Chula
Jody says
Thank you for your reply! Looking forward to trying these!
Chula King says
Hope they turn out!
Evon says
It says 40 mins cooking time! And then the recipe says 18-20 mins !
Chula King says
Yikes! It should be 18 to 20 minutes. I’ve corrected the recipe. Thanks so much for letting me know!
Chula
Sandra says
I have a question regarding the size of the actual mini bundt fitting the Katgely small floret brioche. The bottom of the bundt measures 2 7/8 inches and the bottom of the small floret brioche measures one inch smaller at 1 7/8 inch. How is that going to fit?
Chula King says
Sandra,
Sometimes, I will trim the outer edge of the mini bundt cakes to make them fit better. Also, I tend to stretch out the floret cups to help with the fitting. I’ve looked for a mini bundt pan that is a bit smaller, but haven’t found one.
Chula
Karen says
This bundtini recipe is the bomb. I followed the recipe without any alternations, using a #40 scoop I actually got 36 bundtinis. The lemon recipe is great too! Chula, thanks for sharing these copycat recipes.
Chula King says
Hi Karen,
I’m so glad that this recipe and the lemon bundtini recipe worked for you! You might try the red velvet recipe sometime (https://pudgefactor.com/mini-red-velvet-bundt-cakes/)
Chula
John Gable says
Do you have a recipe for the White Chocolate Rasberry Bundtinis? Thank you,
Chula King says
John,
Unfortunately, I don’t have a recipe for the White Chocolate Raspberry Bundtinis. I wish that I did!
Sorry,
Chula
EILEEN says
YUMMM! How clever of you to work this all out.