Maria at Two Peas and Their Pod posted a yummy looking recipe last month for Chocolate Tunnel Cake. Since I love chocolate cheesecake, I knew I would love this cake, and I did. I ate more than my fair share of this cake, but it was even more moist and tasty the next day, and the day after that.
I changed it up a little bit. I used one of my favorite chocolate cake recipes, Chocolate Pound Cake from the Chocolate Cake Mix Doctor and reduced the cream cheese to 8 oz. Here’s my version:
Ingredients
- 1 Chocolate Fudge cake mix with pudding in the mix
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 4 large eggs
- For the filling:
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1 egg
- 1/3 c. sugar
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 T. milk
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 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.
- Pour 2/3 of the batter in a greased and floured 12 cup bundt pan.
- Mix together filling ingredients. Spread filling over the batter and top with remaining batter
- 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.
- Cool on wire rack for 20 min, invert it onto a rack and cool 20 minutes more.
- For the glaze, combine the chocolate chips and milk in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture has thickened slightly, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Place the cake on a serving platter and drizzle the warm glaze over it. (I usually just melt the chips with the milk in the microwave, put the glaze in a Ziploc, cut the corner and drizzle it over the cake.)
- Store cake covered in the refrigerator.
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This looks really good, Barbara. Two of my favorite desserts combined in one! How decadent!
cant go wrong with chocolate, cheesecake, and cake!!! I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to stop eating this. I have NO willpower.
I’ve made your pesto stuffed chicken twice now. My family loves it! I use mozzerella chese and put parmasian on the top. Delish!
This looks amazing Barbara. I’ve never met a cheesecake that I didn’t like so this is right up my alley
This looks so inviting. I love what you did with this recipe. Maria’s blog is great.
All I can say is that there is drool on my screen.
Looks yummy!
Love the new DB icon!!
This almost looks like a black bottom cupcake, but in cake form! I love this combination.
I love the combination of chocolate and cream cheese. This cake looks absolutely delicious.
What can I say? Delicious! Like every single post that you update! Just the name is enough to have my mouth water.
I am glad you made the cake! Love the changes too. It is a good one, huh?
OMG, this cake looks fantastic. I love everything about it. This is the next cake I bake: already have it printed out. Thanks, Barbara.
OMGosh… this looks heavenly!
OHH, your version sounds delicious. It looks so good. I bet it was wonderful!!
Oh my goodness! This looks so fabulous. I can’t wait to make this in my new bundt pan!! I love chocolate and I love cheesecake. Put the two together, and I’m pretty sure that’s heaven!
Wow Barbara that looks really good. I’m not a big cheesecake fan, but mixed with the chocolate I think I could handle it!
This looks awesome! Excellent job.
Chocolate and cheesecake? Sounds perfect to me!
Looks great Barbara. I saw that when Maria posted it. Can’t wait to try.
This cake is calling to me, Barbara! I love cheesecake and chocolate together.
I remember this post on Maria’s blog. It’s good to see different variations, comments and photos. Looks great!
Oh, my, Barbara, your cake looks delicoso! Who doesn’t love chocolate and cheesecake?
I’m always looking for new cakes to try. This one is definitely going on my list. Chocolate and cheesecake what a great combination. You have a great blog!
Yowser, this is one of the best recipes I have seen in a while!
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Absolutely delicious! Congraculations. Yummy.
Now THAT looks yummy!
This looks delicious!!!
Sinful and decadent. Tunnel cake is a hardcore indulgence for me because of its richness
I’ve never seen a tunnel cake with cheesecake in it – this looks amazing!
YUM! What a fantastic looking cake!
chocolate plus cheese = a delicious cake!
Wow.. this is looking amazing. Chocolate cake is my favourite. Let me try to follow your recipe chocolate with cheese.
I made this cake for National Bundt day and wrote about it
here. This is by far the best bundt I’ve ever made. Thank you for posting the recipe!