Best Tunnel Of Fudge Cheesecake Recipes

TUNNEL-OF-FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Place a heavy baking sheet or pizza stone on a shelf in the lower third of the oven. Heat the oven to 350 degrees (see note).
• On a large baking sheet, roast nuts in the oven for 10 minutes. Keep watch that they do not burn. Pour into a bowl, and add 2 tablespoons butter and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Toss well and set aside.
• Generously butter the inside of a large 12-cup Bundt cake pan.
• In a mixer, beat butter to soften until it becomes fluffy. Add sugar, then the brown sugar and continue to beat until airy. While beating, if the bowl does not feel cool, place it in the freezer for five minutes, then resume beating.
• Beat in 3/4 teaspoon salt, vanilla and vegetable oil.
• Beat in two egg yolks. Crack the four whole eggs into a large mixing bowl. With a small knife, cut yolks and barely stir the eggs, minimally blending the whites and yolks.
• With the mixer on the lowest speed, beat the eggs into the batter in three batches. Mix in confectioners' sugar and the cocoa.
• In a large mixing bowl, stir flour and nuts together. Then with a spatula stir the flour-nut mixture into the batter. Pour the batter into the Bundt pan.
• Bake for 40 minutes. You cannot use the toothpick test because the cake contains so much sugar that the center will not set but will remain a tunnel-of-fudge. You are dependent on a correct oven temperature and the 40-minute cooking time.
• When removed from the oven, the cake will have a runny fudge core with an air pocket above the fudge. About 30 minutes after taking the cake out of the oven, press the inside and outside edge of the cake bottom down all the way around to minimize the air pocket. Let the cake, still in the pan, cool on a rack for two to three hours. Invert the cake onto a platter and let cool completely.

TUNNEL OF FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour a 12 cup bundt pan or 10 inch tube pan.
• In large bowl, beat butter and sugar till fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Gradually add 2 cups powdered sugar, flour and cocoa.
• Stir in nuts by hand.
• Spoon batter into pan; spread evenly.
• Bake at 350 F for 58-62 minutes.
• Note: you won't be able to test for doneness since the filling is soft, so accurate temperature and timing is key.
• Cool in pan 1 hour.
• Invert on serving platter and cool completely.
• In a small bowl, combine all glaze ingredients adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency.
• Spoon over cake, drizzling down sides.
• Store tightly covered.

CREAMY FUDGE TUNNEL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Generously grease and lightly flour one 10-inch tube or bundt pan, tapping out excess.
• In small saucepan, melt 1-1/4 cups chocolate chips.
• With mixer, combine cream cheese, sugar, 3 tablespoons cream or milk, and melted chocolate.
• Beat until smooth.
• Set aside.
• Combine cake mix, coffee, oil, and eggs, and beat 4 minutes.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Sprinkle with nuts.
• Mound cream cheese mixture around tube, but do not spread to touch sides of pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55-65 minutes 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 just bubbling around edges.
• Stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips until melted and smooth.
• Simmer one minute to thicken slightly.
• Pour warm glaze over inverted cake, letting it flow down the sides.
• Cool completely.
• Glaze will set as it cools.
• Store cake in refrigerator.

CLASSIC TUNNEL OF FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
• Measure 3/4 cup of the frosting mix for the chocolate glaze.
• Set aside.
• 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 remaining frosting mix and flour, mixing just until incorporated.
• Fold in the nuts.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes.
• The top of the cake will form a brownie like crust before it is done.
• Allow to cool for 60 minutes in the pan, then cool completely on a wire rack before glazing.
• To make the chocolate glaze; Mix together reserved 3/4 cup frosting mix and 2 tablespoons boiling water, stirring until smooth.
• Thin with additional boiling water if necessary to reach desired consistency.
• Spoon glaze over the cooled cake.