Chocolate Mint Swirl Cake Food

CHOCOLATE MINT SWIRL CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325f.
• Lightly grease or spray a 12 cup fluted pan.
• FILLING:.
• In a small bowl beat cream cheese with mixer on high until smooth and fluffy. Beat in the sugar, egg, 1/8 tsp extract and 3 drops of food color and set aside.
• CAKE:.
• In lg bowl beat cake mix, 1 cup water, the butter and 2 eggs on low for 30 seconds, then on medium for 2 minutes Pour into pan and spoon the cream cheese filling over the batter.
• Bake 42-48 mins until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan for 15 minutes.
• Turn cake upside down onto plate or cooling rack and allow to cool completely.
• GLAZE:.
• In 1 qt saucepan heat chocolate chips and shortening over low heat, stirring often, until melted. Set aside.
• Mix icing sugar, 1/4 tsp peppermint extract, 2 drops food color, and corn syrup and enough of the 3-4 tsp's water to make a thick drizzle that can be easily spooned over cake. Drizzle over cake.
• Immediately spoon the chocolate glaze over cake in a 1/2 inch wide ring. Working quickly pull a toothpick through chocolate to make swirls. Chill until serving time and refrigerate leftovers.
• TIP:.
• sprinkling with coarsely chopped chocolate mint candies makes this already incredible cake even more decadent.

CHOCOLATE - MINT SWIRL CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F (160°F). Lightly grease or spray with non-stick cooking spray one 12-cup (3 L) fluted tube pan.
• In small bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on high speed until smooth and fluffy. Beat in granulated sugar, 1 egg, 1/8 tsp (0.5 mL) peppermint extract and 3 drops food color until smooth; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, 1 cup (250 mL) water, butter and 2 eggs on low speed 30 seconds; beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into pan. Spoon cream cheese filling over batter.
• Bake 42 to 48 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes.
• Turn pan upside down onto cooling rack; remove pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In 1-quart (1L) saucepan, heat chocolate chips and shortening over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted; set aside.
• Mix icing sugar, 1/4 teaspoon (1 mL) peppermint extract, 1 to 2 drops food color, the corn syrup and enough of the 3 to 4 teaspoons (15-20 mL) water to make a thick glaze that can be easily drizzled. Drizzle over cake.
• Immediately spoon melted chocolate over glaze in 1/2-inch (1 cm) wide ring. Working quickly, pull toothpick through chocolate to make swirls. Refrigerate until serving time. Store in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE-MINT SWIRL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Mix cookie crumbs, 1 Tbsp. sugar and butter; press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 min.
• Beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing after each just until blended.
• Remove 1 cup batter; mix with melted chocolate. Stir baking chips and food coloring into remaining plain batter; pour over crust. Top with spoonfuls of chocolate batter; swirl gently with knife.
• Bake 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 4 hours. Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.

CHOCOLATE SWIRL CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, beating in one at a time.
• Sift over flour and baking powder and fold into butter mixture.
• Divide the mixture in half. Place one half in a separate bowl and mix in vanilla. Sift cocoa over other half of mixture and fold inches.
• Place alternate tablespoon of mixture into a baking paper-lined 20cm cake tin.
• Swirl the mixtures together with wooden skewer.
• Bake at 180 C for 35 - 40 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
• Cool cake a little. Turn out onto a cake rack and ice when cold.
• Icing: Melt butter and chocolate over a low heat, stir in icing sugar.
• Add water and mix to combine. Spread over cake when cool.
• If you wish to decorate the cake, use a potato peeler and peel white chocolate into curls and sprinkle over icing.

CHOCOLATE-MINT SWIRL CAKE

Steps:

• 1- Heat oven to 350°. Generously grease 12-cup bundt cake pan with shortening lightly flour.2- Beat cream cheese in small bowl with electric mixer on high speed until smooth and fluffy. Beat in sugar, 1 egg, the peppermint extract and food color until smooth set aside.3- Beat cake mix, water, butter and 2 eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into pan. Spoon cream cheese mixture over batter.4- Bake 48 to 52 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Turn pan upside down onto wire rack or heatproof plate remove pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour.5- Heat chocolate chips and shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently, until chocolate is melted set aside. Drizzle mint glaze over cake. Immediately spoon melted chocolate over glaze in 1/2-inch-wide ring. Working quickly, pull toothpick through chocolate to make swirls. Refrigerate until serving. Store covered in refrigerator.Mint Glaze:Mix powdered sugar, peppermint extract, food color, corn syrup and enough of the 3 to 4 teaspoons water to make a thick glaze that can be easily drizzled.High Altitude (3500 to 6500 feet): Heat oven to 375°. Add 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour to the dry cake mix. Increase water to 1 1/4 cups. Increase 2 eggs to 3. Decrease butter to 1 tablespoon. Beat on low speed 30 seconds, then beat on medium speed 2 minutes. After spooning cream cheese mixture over batter, gently pull knife through mixture and batter for swirl design.1 Serving: Calories 285 (Calories from Fat 115) Fat 13g (Saturated 7g) Cholesterol 65mg Sodium 320mg Carbohydrate 39g (Dietary Fiber 1g) Protein 4g. % Daily Value: Vitamin A 8% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 4% Iron 8%.Betty's Tip: For a special touch, sprinkle with coarsely chopped chocolate mint candies to make this already-incredible cake even more decadent!From "Betty Crocker's Ultimate Cake Mix Cookbook." Text Copyright 2004 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

CHOCOLATE-CINNAMON SWIRL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x12-inch glass baking dish.
• Mix together sugar, cocoa powder, and cinnamon in a small bowl; set topping aside.
• Combine butter and cream cheese in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add sugar and mix until well blended. Mix in vanilla extract. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift in flour and baking powder and blend until thoroughly combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
• Pour 1/2 of the batter into the prepared baking dish and sprinkle with 1/2 of the cinnamon topping. Spread remaining batter on top and sprinkle with remaining topping.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Serve warm.