Chocolate Cheesecake Tunnel Cake Recipe 455

CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE TUNNEL CAKE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• 1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2.For the cake: Place the cake mix, sour cream, water, oil and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute. Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Beat 2 to 3 minutes more until combined. 3.Pour 2/3 of the batter in a greased and floured 12 cup bundt pan. 4.Mix together filling ingredients. Spread filling over the batter and top with remaining batter 5.Bake for 45-55 minutes until the cake springs back when lightly pressed and is starting to pull away from the sides of the pan. 6.Cool on wire rack for 20 min, invert it onto a rack and cool 20 minutes more. 7.For the glaze, combine the chocolate chips and heavy cream in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture has thickened slightly, 1 to 2 minutes or melt the chips with the heavy cream in the microwave. 8.Place the cake on a serving platter and drizzle the warm glaze over it. 9.Store cake covered in the refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare cake mix according to package directions, substituting butter for oil.
• 2. Reserve 1 cup of batter.
• 3. Pour remaining batter into a 12 cup greased and floured fluted tube pan.
• 4. Combine cream cheese and sugar, mixing well at medium speed on an electric mixer until well blended.
• 5. Blend in eggs, one at a time.
• 6. Pour over batter in the pan.
• 7. Spoon reserved batter over cream cheese mixture.
• 8. Bake 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 9. Cool 30 minutes; remove to a wire rack.
• 10. Combine melted butter, chocolate and corn syrup in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat until chocolate is melted.
• 11. Pour over cooled cake.

CHOCOLATE TUNNEL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F Generously grease/spray a 10" Bundt or tube pan.
• TO MAKE THE CAKE: In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugars, oil and eggs and beat for 1 minute until smooth. Add the remaining cake ingredients and beat on medium for 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside.
• TO MAKE THE FILLING, in another bowl, cream the sugar with the cream cheese, then add everything else and blend till smooth.
• TO ASSEMBLE: Ladle half the batter into the pan. Spoon filling evenly over this layer. Cover with remaining batter.
• Bake for 70 minutes, or until the top springs back when touched.
• Let cake cool for at least 30 minutes before removing it from the pan. If it sticks, place it on a warm burner to loosen it up and help release it. The cake firms up as it cools.
• TO MAKE THE GLAZE: In a bowl comine all the ingredients to form a pourable glaze, thinning with water if needed. Pour over the cooled cake.

TUNNEL OF FUDGE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• For crust, preheat oven to 400. Mix all ingredients and press into the bottom of a 9 inch spring form pan and bake 5 minutes.
• Bring all cheesecake ingredients to room temperature before starting.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar till fluffy and then add eggs one at a time Beat after each is added.
• Add flour cream and salt.
• Take out 2 cups of filling. In a small bowl melt chocolate, then mix w/ the 2 cups filling and set aside.
• In the remaining filling add vanilla.
• Place half of this mixture on top of crust.
• Take the chocolate mixture and drop by teaspoonfuls in a circle on top of the above. Be sure to leave the center clear of chocolate and also a 3 inch edge around crust.
• Carefully spoon remaining vanilla mixture over all covering the chocolate carefully so not to disturb ring but making a smooth top.
• Place in a glass pan with 2 cups of water and bake at 400° for 15 minutes. Bake another 50 minutes, lowering the oven temp 25 degrees every 10 minutes stopping at 300°. Let cool till room temp and then cover and refrigerate overnight.