Recipe

A Tunnel Runs Through It Chocolate Glazed Chocolate Cake Recipe

	Rosemaryblue / All my dishes 9 months, 2 weeks ago Who's ready for dessert?? Chocolate cake with a tunnel running through it, then drizzled with a warm chocolate glaze. It is very easy to make! The recipe only looks long, because the TUNNEL FILLING and GLAZE are listed. IT IS A SLICE OF DIVINE! Prep:15m Cook:70m Servings:12	Rosemaryblu
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Ingredients

2 cups sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

2 large eggs

3 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup cocoa

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 teaspoons baking powder

1-1/2 teaspoons salt

1 cup brewed coffee

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

TUNNEL FILLING

1-8 ounce package cream cheese, softened

1 egg

1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

CHOCOLATE GLAZE

2 tablespoons butter

3 tablespoons cocoa

1 cup powdered sugar

1-3 tablespoons cream

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

In large mixer bowl, beat 2 cups sugar, oil, and 2 eggs at high speed 1 minute

In medium bowl, combine flour and next 4 ingredients, whisk

Combine coffee and buttermilk

Add flour mixture and coffee mixture alternately to sugar/oil mixture

Beat at medium speed 3 minutes

Stir in nuts and vanilla

Pour half of batter into a greased, floured 12-cup Bundt pan

TUNNEL FILLING

Beat cream cheese at medium speed until fluffy,

Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar and egg

Beat until blended

Stir in vanilla and chocolate chips

Spoon over batter in pan, leaving a 1/2-inch border around center and edge

Top with remaining batter

Bake at 350 degrees 1 hour and 10 minutes, test for doneness with pick

Cool in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes

Remove from pan and cool completely THEN make glaze

GLAZE

Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat, stir in sugar, and remaining ingredients

Pour while warm over COOL cake

NOTE: May add 1/2 cup flaked coconut to tunnel filling, but reduce sugar to 1/4 cup

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Comments

debbie919 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
So many wonderful chocolate cakes...so little time! lol...thanks for the great post, Rosemary! =)

henrie 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Great recipe and great post, made this years ago and it was very good.

shirleyoma 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
My kids loved this cake, it's an old recipe and I forgot all about it, haven't made it years, thank you for the recipe, gotta make this one again..

recipediva 9 months, 1 week ago said:
OMG, I HAVE NOT HAD THIS SINCE I WAS A CHILD.
I HAVE NEVER MADE THIS BUT I AM GOING TO NOW. MY DAUGHTER LOVES CHOCOLATE AND CREAM CHEESE AS WELL. SHE NEEDS A PICK ME UPPER. THANKS FOR THIS POST. TERI

recipediva 9 months, 1 week ago said:
I came back to drool over this!

cubralinda 7 months, 2 weeks ago said:
This is great! putting together a book for friends for christmas. Great!! addition

knoxcop 7 months ago said:
WOW!! I have been looking for a recipe for this cake that didn't use the powdered frosting mix. That stuff is HARD to find on a grocery shelf, let me tell you.

THANKS FOR THIS ONE!!
--Kn0x--

ruskingirl 5 months, 1 week ago said:
Made this cake for a family dinner last night. It was a huge hit. Thank you for the recipe, it is a keeper!

kathidahl 5 months ago said:
Made this cake - it was delicious, but I had no tunnel of chocolate running through it. Maybe I did something wrong, but it was a popular very chocolatey choice for the grandaughters birthday cake.

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