A Tunnel Runs Through It Chocolate Glazed Chocolate Cake Recipe
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Cake:
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
Method
- 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


























