Chocolate Macaroon Tunnel Cake Food

CHOCOLATE MACAROON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch bundt pan.
• To Make Filling: Beat egg white with 1 teaspoon vanilla until soft mounds form. Add 1/2 cup sugar gradually, beating until stiff peaks form. Stir in coconut and 1 tablespoon flour. Set filling aside.
• Dissolve the cocoa in the hot coffee. Separate the three eggs, setting the yolks aside. Beat the egg whites until soft mounds form. Gradually beat in 1/2 cup sugar until meringue stands in medium-stiff peaks.
• Combine the sour cream and the baking soda. Beat remaining 1 1/4 cups of the sugar, shortening, egg yolks, salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 of the of the cocoa mixture until light and creamy, about 4 minutes. Stir in 2 cups flour, the sour cream mixture, and the remaining cocoa mixture; blend well.
• Fold about 1/3 of the beaten egg whites into the batter to lighten it; gently fold in remaining egg whites.
• Turn 1/2 of the chocolate batter into the prepared pan. Place 1/2 of the coconut mixture on top. Cover with the remaining chocolate batter, then the remaining coconut mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 55 to 65 minutes. Let cake cool completely before removing from pan and icing.
• To Make Icing: Combine 2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa powder; transfer to a saucepan. Add butter, corn syrup, and milk. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring frequently, and let boil for 1 minute. Do not overcook! Remove from heat, let cool, and stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat icing until it is at a soft, spreading consistency; glaze cake.

CHOCOLATE MACAROON TUNNEL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, blend together the shortening, 1 3/4 cups white sugar, egg yolk and vanilla until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time using an electric mixer. Combine 2 cups flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; stir into the egg mixture alternately with the sour cream and water. Pour batter into the prepared Bundt pan.
• In a separate bowl with clean beaters, whip the egg white until soft peaks form. Gradually sprinkle in 1/4 cup white sugar while continuing to whip to firm peaks. Fold in the coconut, 1 tablespoon of flour and 1 teaspoon of vanilla by hand using a spatula or wooden spoon. Drop this mixture by teaspoonfuls over the chocolate batter in the pan. Be careful not to let the filling touch the sides of the pan.
• Bake for 55 to 65 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes in the pan, then invert onto a wire rack to allow the cake to cool completely. Remove cake from pan, and drizzle with vanilla glaze.
• To make vanilla glaze, mix together the confectioners' sugar, butter and milk in a small bowl, gradually adding milk until the mixture is thick but pourable. Drizzle over cooled cake.

CHOCOLATE MACAROON TUNNEL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray your bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Prepare cake mix as per box instructions. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, with a fork quickly mix egg whites. Add the sugar and vanilla and mix again. Stir in coconut and flour.
• Pour about ½ of the cake mix into your bundt pan. (see photo in blog post) Now spoon filling in a "tunnel" on top of the batter. Be careful not to let the filling touch the pan. Now pour and evenly cover the tunnel with the rest of the batter.
• Bake the cake for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for 20-30 minutes and turn onto a plate to cool the rest of the way.
• Drizzle with frosting if you desire.

CHOCOLATE TUNNEL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F Generously grease/spray a 10" Bundt or tube pan.
• TO MAKE THE CAKE: In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugars, oil and eggs and beat for 1 minute until smooth. Add the remaining cake ingredients and beat on medium for 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside.
• TO MAKE THE FILLING, in another bowl, cream the sugar with the cream cheese, then add everything else and blend till smooth.
• TO ASSEMBLE: Ladle half the batter into the pan. Spoon filling evenly over this layer. Cover with remaining batter.
• Bake for 70 minutes, or until the top springs back when touched.
• Let cake cool for at least 30 minutes before removing it from the pan. If it sticks, place it on a warm burner to loosen it up and help release it. The cake firms up as it cools.
• TO MAKE THE GLAZE: In a bowl comine all the ingredients to form a pourable glaze, thinning with water if needed. Pour over the cooled cake.

LANNETTE'S CHOCOLATE MACAROON TUNNEL CAKE

Steps:

• Grease a bundt pan.
• Mix together the oil, water, 4 eggs, and the sour cream till blended.
• Mix in the cake mix and the pudding mix.
• Pour 2/3 of the batter into the bundt pan.
• Put the macaroon filling on top of batter forming a ring only in the center of the layer.
• Top with remaining cake batter.
• Bake at 350 for approximately 1 hour.
• Cool cake in pan for about 10 minutes. Remove from pan to cool completely.
• Spoon glaze over the top of the cake, allowing it to drip down the sides of the cake.
• Filling:.
• Whip egg whites till stiff.
• Gradually add the sugar while continuing to whip.
• Stir in the vanilla and coconut extracts.
• Mix the flour with the finely chopped coconut, and fold into the egg white mixture.
• Glaze:.
• Beat all ingredients with electric mixer till smooth. If necessary, add more milk to make the glaze a slightly "runny" consistency.

CHOCOLATE MACAROON CAKE - BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Filling: In small bowl, beat egg white until soft peaks form.
• Gradually add sugar; beat until stiff peaks form.
• By hand, stir in coconut, flour and vanilla, blending well.
• Set aside.
• Cake: In large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients, blending at low speed until moistened.
• Beat 3 minutes at medium speed and then pour batter into greased and flour 12 cup Bundt Pan.
• Drop teaspoonfuls of coconut filling over the chocolate batter.
• Bake at 350°F for 55-65 minutes or until cake tests done.
• Cool 10-15 minutes in pan, then turn out onto serving plate or rack to cool completely.
• Top with vanilla or chocolate glaze.

MACAROON CAKE

Steps:

• Let egg whites stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks, sugar, applesauce and oil until well blended; beat in milk and extract. Combine the flours, coconut, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into egg yolk mixture until blended.
• In another bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.
• Gently spoon into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. Cut through batter with a knife to remove air pockets. Bake on the lowest oven rack at 325° for 65-75 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Immediately invert pan; cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Run a knife around side and center tube of pan. Remove cake to a serving plate. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

CHOCOLATE MACAROON TUNNEL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, blend together the shortening, 1 3/4 cups white sugar, egg yolk and vanilla until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time using an electric mixer. Combine 2 cups flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; stir into the egg mixture alternately with the sour cream and water. Pour batter into the prepared Bundt pan.
• In a separate bowl with clean beaters, whip the egg white until soft peaks form. Gradually sprinkle in 1/4 cup white sugar while continuing to whip to firm peaks. Fold in the coconut, 1 tablespoon of flour and 1 teaspoon of vanilla by hand using a spatula or wooden spoon. Drop this mixture by teaspoonfuls over the chocolate batter in the pan. Be careful not to let the filling touch the sides of the pan.
• Bake for 55 to 65 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes in the pan, then invert onto a wire rack to allow the cake to cool completely. Remove cake from pan, and drizzle with vanilla glaze.
• To make vanilla glaze, mix together the confectioners' sugar, butter and milk in a small bowl, gradually adding milk until the mixture is thick but pourable. Drizzle over cooled cake.

TUNNEL OF FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• --------------------Filling-----P·.
• Cook pudding mix and milk in med pan until it boils.
• Stir in choc chips until melted.
• Set aside.
• --------------------Cake--------x½.
• Heat oven to 350*.
• Grease and flour bundt pan.
• Cream sugar, butter, and shortning until fluffy.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Add flour, milk, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
• Beat on low speed 3 minutes.
• Stir in walnuts.
• Pour half into pan.
• Spoon filling over the middle of of batter.
• Spoon remaining batter over this.
• Bake for about 55 min, until cake springs bake when touched lightly.
• Cool 1 hour.
• Remove from pan and set aside until completely cooled.
• ----------------------Glaze----- Õ.
• Mix sugar, cocoa, and enough milk to thin for glazing.
• Spoon over cooled cake, allow it to run down the sides.

CHOCOLATE TUNNEL FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degree F.
• Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• Grease and flour a 12-cup bundt pan.
• In a bowl, beat 2 cups sugar with oil and and 2 eggs at high speed of an electric mixer, for 1 minute.
• Combine flour, baking cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In another small bowl, combine the coffee with the buttermilk.
• Add the flour mixture and the coffee mixture to the oil mixture; beat at medium speed for 3 minutes.
• Stir in nuts and 1 tsp vanilla.
• Pour half of the cake mixture into the prepared bundt pan.
• in another bowl, beat cream cheese at medium speed until fluffy; gradually add in 1/4 cup sugar, and the remaining egg; beat just until blended.
• Stir in remaining 1 tsp vanilla, coconut and chocolate chips.
• Spoon over cake batter in pan, leaving 1/2-inch border around the center and the edge of the pan.
• Top with remaining cake batter.
• Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
• Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.
• To make glaze: Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat; stir in powdered sugar, and 1 Tbsp water and the 2 tsp vanilla, mix until smooth, adding more water if necessary to achieve desired consistancy for glaze.
• Drizzle over the cooled cake.

EASY COCONUT MACAROON CAKE

Steps:

• Sift dry ingredients together.
• In large bowl, with electric mixer, beat butter until creamy.
• Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
• With mixer on "cream", add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add almond extract.
• Stir in coconut.
• Turn into greased 10" tube pan or bundt pan.
• Bake one hour at 325.
• Cool 30 min before removing from pan.
• This cake can be frozen.