Creating cakes that look and taste like they came from a bakery is my desire, yet reality sets in and I am drawn to my second choice of finding recipes that can mimic that desire. This easy chocolate recipe takes the cake. 🙂
With a pre-made cake mix as the base, you add in enough of the homemade goodness to fool even your closest friends. (And my thanks to Bonnie for sharing this recipe with us on our girls get away.)
Chocolate Cream Cheese Tunnel Cake Recipe
1 1/4 cups
2 (8-ounce)
3/4 cup
3 Tb
1 (18.25-ounce) pkg
3/4 cup
1/4 cup
3
2/3 cup
1/2 cup
1/2 cup
Preheat oven to 350°, grease and flour 10 inch tube or bundt pan.
Melt 1 1/4 cups chocolate chips in double boiler over simmering water.
With electric mixer, combine cream cheese, sugar, milk, and melted chocolate.
Beat until smooth. Set aside.
Combine cake mix, coffee, oil, and eggs, and beat with electric mixer for 4 minutes.
Pour into prepared pan.
Sprinkle with nuts (optional)
Mound cream cheese mixture onto the top of cake mixture around the tube, but do not spread to touch sides of pan.
Bake until top springs back when pressed lightly in center.
Cool upright in pan one hour before inverting.
To make glaze:
Heat 1/2 cup cream in small saucepan over medium heat until it just begins to boil. Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips until melted and smooth.
Drizzle warm glaze over cooled cake.
Store, covered, in refrigerator.
Makes 12 servings. Oven Temp ~ 350° Baking Time ~ 55 to 65 Min. Pan Type ~ 10 inch tube pan or Bundt pan
Yes, I noticed the directions are missing a word and I just edited it. 🙂 You are correct, layer the CC mixture on top of the batter. It will cook up around it using a bundt or tube pan.
I liked it! I think I overbaked it (even though I baked it less than the directions – I did 50 minutes) because my cake was really dry. Next time I would probably make it into cupcakes so that they baked up faster, and maybe add some pudding to mix too!
Has anyone tried this with a cake made from scratch? I really don’t like the flavor of mixes very much. I’m wondering if you could just add the coffee, oil, and eggs to the dry ingredients of a scratch cake. Any thoughts?
Better late than never. Glad you’re here. 🙂 And yes, definitely one to make from scratch but I love giving options for those overwhelming days when we need something quick. Scratch is always better. 🙂
That looks SO good. What a nice surprise the creamy filling must be to someone who digs in! I bet that tastes phenomenal when chilled.
Oh. My. Word. That looks beyond divine!
Oh my – I HAVE to make this!
Could you explain the cream cheese mixture. You pour the cake batter in the pan and then just lay the CC mixture on top and bake??
Yes, I noticed the directions are missing a word and I just edited it. 🙂 You are correct, layer the CC mixture on top of the batter. It will cook up around it using a bundt or tube pan.
I liked it! I think I overbaked it (even though I baked it less than the directions – I did 50 minutes) because my cake was really dry. Next time I would probably make it into cupcakes so that they baked up faster, and maybe add some pudding to mix too!
This cake is delish!
Has anyone tried this with a cake made from scratch? I really don’t like the flavor of mixes very much. I’m wondering if you could just add the coffee, oil, and eggs to the dry ingredients of a scratch cake. Any thoughts?
Many years too late, but I think that you could definitely make the cake mix from scratch.
Better late than never. Glad you’re here. 🙂 And yes, definitely one to make from scratch but I love giving options for those overwhelming days when we need something quick. Scratch is always better. 🙂