Chocolate Swirl Coffee Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400; grease an 8x8x2" baking pan (or spray well with non-stick spray).
• In a small bowl, stir together the coconut, nuts, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon of the butter; set aside.
• In another bowl, mix the baking mix, 1/4 cup sugar, the remaining butter, the egg and water; beat vigorously for 1/2 minute, then pour into the prepared pan.
• Melt the chocolate chips and spoon over batter.
• With a knife, cut through batter several times to marble with the chocolate.
• Sprinkle the coconut mixture evenly over the top and bake 20 to 25 minutes.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

CINNAMON ROLL SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Mix flour, sugar, milk, eggs, baking powder, vanilla, and salt for cake together in a large bowl until completely combined. Slowly pour in butter and mix to incorporate; pour into the prepared baking pan.
• Whisk brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon for topping together in a bowl. Cut in butter with 2 knives or a pastry blender until well combined. Drop evenly over the batter, then swirl with a knife.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Mix powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla for glaze together in a small bowl. Drizzle over the warm cake.

ESPRESSO AND CHOCOLATE SWIRL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• For crust:
• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400°F. Grind cookies in processor. Add butter and process using on/off turns until crumbs are moist. Press crumbs on bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Wrap outside of pan with aluminum foil.
• For filling:
• In small bowl, dissolve instant espresso in 1 tablespoon water. Using electric mix, beat cream cheese in large bowl until smooth. Add sugar and continue beating until mixture is light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in espresso mixture, butter and ground coffee beans.
• Combine chocolate and cream in heavy small saucepan. Stir over low heat until chocolate melts. Pour half of cheese filling (about 2 1/2 cups) into prepared crust. Drop 5 tablespoons melted chocolate mixture by tablespoons around edge of filling, spacing evenly. Use small sharp knife to swirl chocolate into filling. Carefully pour remaining cheese filling over. Drop remaining chocolate mixture by tablespoons into center 6 inches of filling, spacing evenly. Swirl mixtures together using tip of knife.
• Bake cheesecake until edges are puffed and beginning to crack and top is golden brown, about 40 minutes (center will not be set). Cool on rack. Chill overnight. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead.)
• Run small sharp knife around edge of pan to loosen cheesecake. Release pan sides. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Transfer to platter and serve.

SOUR CREAM CHOCOLATE SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease 12-cup fluted tube pan. Sprinkle with pecans, tilting pan to coat sides with some of the nuts. Set pan aside. In 1-quart microwavable bowl, place 3 ounces chocolate. Microwave on High 30 seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave in 10 second increments, stirring each time, until melted. Set aside to cool.
• In large bowl beat sugar and butter with electric mixer on medium speed 1 to 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in 1/2 cup of the sour cream, the vanilla and eggs until smooth. On low speed, beat in 1 cup of the flour, the baking powder and salt until dry ingredients are moistened. Beat in remaining sour cream and flour just until blended.
• Spoon 2 cups of the batter into cooled chocolate; stir until mixed. Spoon half of the remaining batter into pan. Drop half of the chocolate batter over the vanilla batter. With table knife, gently swirl. Spoon remaining vanilla batter into pan. Top with remaining chocolate batter. Gently swirl; smooth top.
• Bake 38 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Invert onto serving platter.
• Place 1 ounce chocolate and the oil in small microwavable bowl. Microwave on High 20 seconds; stir until smooth. Drizzle over coffee cake. Serve warm or cool.

CRANBERRY SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 or 10 inch tube pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the almond extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the sour cream.
• Pour 1/3 of the batter into the prepared tube pan. Swirl 1/2 of the cranberry sauce into the batter. Repeat, ending with the batter on top.
• Bake 55 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown.

CHOCOLATE SWIRL SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• MAKE FILLING AND TOPPING:.
• Place sugar, pecans and cinnamon in food processor.
• Cover and pulse until nuts are coarsely chopped.
• Transfer 3/4 cup of mixture to small bowl and stir in chocolate for filling.
• To remaining mixture in food processor add flour, cocoa powder and butter and pulse until mixture is crumbly for topping.
• MAKE CAKE:
• Preheat oven to 325°F
• Butter bottom and sides of 9-inch springform pan & dust pan with flour, tapping out excess.
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into medium bowl; whisk to combine and set aside.
• Beat butter at medium-high speed in mixing bowl for 1 minute or until creamy, using electric mixer at medium-high speed.
• Gradually add sugar and beat at high speed until well blended and light, about 2 minutes.
• Add eggs and yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down sides of bowl as necessary.
• Beat in vanilla extract.
• Reduce speed to low and alternately add dry ingredients and sour cream, beginning and ending with dry ingredients and mixing just until combined.
• Scrape half of batter into prepared pan and smooth top.
• Sprinkle with filling.
• Scrape remaining batter over filling and smooth top.
• Sprinkle with topping.
• Bake 65 to 75 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean and cake pulls away from edge of pan.
• Let cake cool in pan set on wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Remove side of pan and cool completely.
• Dust cake lightly with confectioners' sugar before serving.

COFFEE SWIRL CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan with shortening; lightly flour. In small bowl, mix coffee and hot water; cool 10 minutes.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat butter, sugar and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in flour mixture, milk and sour cream on low speed until blended.
• Remove 1 cup of the batter; stir into cooled coffee. Pour remaining batter into pan. Drop coffee batter by about 12 tablespoonfuls onto batter in pan. Cut through batters with knife for marbled design.
• Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes in pan on wire rack; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool at least 1 hour 30 minutes. Serve warm or cool.