Sour Cream Bundt Cake with White Chocolate Glaze

A couple of months ago, a friend of mine invited our family over for dinner. She served this cake for dessert and I was blown away.  It was seriously so amazing.  She kindly shared the recipe with me, and I made it, and we just can't get enough of it.  I used a different glaze than she used.  A basic powdered sugar glaze isn't my favorite, so I made a white chocolate glaze instead, and it is wonderful!

Sour Cream Bundt Cake with White Chocolate Glaze

Cake:
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder

Cinnamon Ribbon:
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup packed brown sugar

White Chocolate Glaze:
3/4 cup white chocolate chips
3 Tablespoons whipping cream
3/4 cup powdered sugar

Preheat the oven to 350F.  Grease and flour a standard size bundt pan.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.  Beat in the eggs, followed by the sour cream.  Beat in the vanilla extract until smooth.  Add the flour, salt, and baking powder, and beat on low until just combined and no streaks of flour remain. 

For the cinnamon ribbon, in a small bowl, stir together the cinnamon and brown sugar.  Pour half of the batter into the prepared bundt pan, smoothing the batter.  Sprinkle half of the cinnamon/brown sugar mixture over the batter.  Spoon the remaining batter over the cinnamon sugar and smooth the top.  Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon sugar mixture over the top.

Place the cake in the oven and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick isnerted in the center comes out clean.  Remove the cake from the oven and let cool in the pan for about 15 minutes.  Carefully turn the cake out of the pan and let cool completely on a cooling rack.  

For the glaze, place the white chocolate chips and whipping cream in a microwave safe bowl.  Heat for about 30 to 45 seconds, stirring  every 15 seconds, until the mixture is melted and smooth.  Remove from the microwave and stir in the powdered sugar until smooth.  Place the cooled cake on a serving plate, and spoon the glaze over the top.  Makes about 16 servings.

Enjoy!  -Cardamommy