Every time I heard about a Tunnel of Fudge Cake recipe, I'd make a mad dash to check it out. Most included a boatload of chopped nuts...something my family would not eat. One of my foodie friends shared this recipe... which is sans nuts...and topped with a glossy chocolate glaze. I knew I'd found a winner. This week's #Sunday Supper is focusing on Halloween...and who wouldn't want to have a slice of this decadent cake for some much needed sustenance after an exhausting night of Trick-or-Treating?
The cake batter is pretty typical...I swapped out the orange zest in the original recipe for vanilla bean paste. A cup of batter is set aside to combine with melted dark chocolate candies...I subbed some milk chocolate to reduce the intensity, but it would definitely be fine with all dark chocolate. Half the vanilla batter is spooned into the bottom of the Bundt pan, then a layer of chocolate batter, followed by the rest of the vanilla batter. Even though I put more than half the batter into bottom of the pan, the fudge sunk instead of remaining in the middle. Next time, I may add all the vanilla batter first and see what happens. My family doesn't care about presentation, only taste, so only I was bothered.
I let my oldest know that he could take up to half the cake home when he stopped to visit the dog while Katie and I were in Chicago. He didn't sound all that interested via our text conversation, but, low and behold, only a demilune remained on the cake plate upon our return...yup, it's that scrumptious!!!!
Tunnel of Fudge Cake... adapted from Brightideas.com
3 cups flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 1/2 cups Dove Dark Chocolate Promises (may use some milk chocolate) or just use your favorite dark chocolate bar, chopped, about 11 ounces total, divided
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
1 2/3 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
3 eggs, at room temperature
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup Karo syrup (light corn syrup)
1/2 cup heavy cream
Butter and flour a 12 cup capacity Bundt pan. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350º.
Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside.
I let my oldest know that he could take up to half the cake home when he stopped to visit the dog while Katie and I were in Chicago. He didn't sound all that interested via our text conversation, but, low and behold, only a demilune remained on the cake plate upon our return...yup, it's that scrumptious!!!!
Tunnel of Fudge Cake... adapted from Brightideas.com
3 cups flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 1/2 cups Dove Dark Chocolate Promises (may use some milk chocolate) or just use your favorite dark chocolate bar, chopped, about 11 ounces total, divided
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
1 2/3 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
3 eggs, at room temperature
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup Karo syrup (light corn syrup)
1/2 cup heavy cream
Butter and flour a 12 cup capacity Bundt pan. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350º.
Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside.
Melt 1 3/4 cups dark chocolate in microwave (stop and stir every 30 seconds till melted and smooth). Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar and vanilla till fluffy, then add the eggs, one at a time, till incorporated.
In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar and vanilla till fluffy, then add the eggs, one at a time, till incorporated.
In another bowl (I used a glass measuring up with a spout), whisk together the milk and sour cream. With the mixer on low, alternately add the flour and the milk mixture into the batter, mixing till smooth.
Stir 1 cup of this batter into melted chocolate and set aside (chocolate should be warm not hot before adding batter). Set aside.
Spoon slightly more than half the plain batter into the bottom of the prepared Bundt pan. Add the chocolate batter (I aimed for the middle of the plain batter, but that may have made my chocolate layer extra heavy therefore making it sink), followed by the remaining plain batter. Smooth top with offset spatula if needed.
Bake for 55-60 minutes or till toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cook for about 10 minutes then release from pan to cool completely on wire rack.
To make glaze, melt remaining chocolate with Karo syrup and heavy cream in the microwave for 1-2 minutes, stopping and stirring every 30 seconds till smooth and melted. Cool slightly. Place cake on the cooling rack over a baking sheet lined with parchment. Spoon glaze over cake.
I hope you’re ready for a howling good time, because today my #SundaySupper friends and I will be conjuring up some magic in our bubbling cauldrons to bring you everything from Ghoulish Gruel to Haunted Snacks to Spooky Sweets, and of course a few Bewitching Brews! Thanks to Leslie, of La Cocina de Leslie, for organizing and hosting this spooktacular event!!!
Witches, ghosts, goblins, vampires, zombies, monsters... Everyone is invited. You don't want to miss this hair-raising party. It's sure to be a real scream!
On the menu for our Trick-or-Treat #SundaySupper Halloween Party:
Bewitching Brews
- Shrunken Heads in Cider - Girlichef
- Candy Corn Martini - The Messy Baker Blog
- Wine Pairings - ENOFYLZ
- Steak Bites with Bloody Mary Dipping Sauce - I Run for Wine
- Eggs in Purgatory - My Catholic Kitchen
- Mini Jack-o'-Lantern Sloppy Joe Pies - Small Wallet Big Appetite
- Baked Mummy Cheese Dogs - In the Kitchen with KP
- Meat Head - Ruffles & Truffles
- Goblin Eggs - Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen
- Mummy Hot Dogs - Damn Delicious
- Spooky Kid Pizzas - Sustainable Dad
- Pumpkin Chili, Pumpkin Dip, & Wicken Witch's Brew - Daddy Knows Less
- Monster Mash - Cindy's Recipes & Writings
- Sloppy Worm Sandwiches - La Cocina de Leslie
Haunted Snacks:
- Gory Green Monster Eyeball Dip - Shockingly Delicious
- Marinated Mozzarella Eyeballs - Comfy Cuisine
- Deviled Eyes - Mangiamo!
- Eyeball Pinwheels - Home Cooking Memories
Spooky Sweets:
- Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Biscoff Cream - The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
- Spooky Ogre Eye Cookies - The Realistic Nutritionist
- Jack O' Lantern Cookies - Magnolia Days
- Spooky Good Popcorn Snack Mix - The Weekend Gourment
- White Chocolate & Coconut Dipped Strawberry Ghosts - Sue's Nutrition Buzz
- Monster Bites - Cravings of a Lunatic
- Vegan Halloween Sugar Cookies - Hezzi-D's Books & Cooks
- Monster Cookies - Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
- Tunnel of Doom Cake - That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Candy-Stuffed Rice Crispy Treat Pumpkins - Chocolate Moosey
- Crispy Graham Bones - The Meltaways
- Dulce de Leche Bat Cookies - Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends
- Witch's Fingers - Noshing with The Nolands
- Sweet Intestines with Broken Glass - The Little Ferraro Kitchen
- Graveyard Brownies - The Wimpy Vegetarian
- Boo Candy Corn & Chocolate Chip Cookies - Hip Foodie Mom
- Bleeding Devil Cakes - Momma's Meals
- Pumpkin Halloween Munch - Big Bear's Wife
- Halloween Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Cake Pops - Juanita's Cocina
- Jack-O-Lantern Carrot Cake - Galactosemia in PDX
- Ghostly Chocolate Orange Tarts - Happy Baking Days
- The Wicken Bao - The Urban Mrs
- Messy Monster Cookies - MarocMama
- Bewitchingly Delicious Butterscotch Broomstick Cake Pops - Mama.Mommy.Mom.
- Halloween Popcorn Cake - Pippis in the Kitchen Again
- Witches Morning Gruel - In the Kitchen with Audrey
- White Chocolate & Dulce de Leche Ghosts - Vintage Kitchen Notes
- Peanut Butter Candy Bar Cookies - The Cookie A Day Challenge
- Monster Cookie Revel Bars - Baker Street
- Halloween Cereal Bars - Basic N Delicious
- Ossi di Morti (Bones of the Dead Cookies) - Webicurean
- Pumpkin Pie Pinwheels - Midlife Road Trip
Please be sure you join us on Twitter throughout the day, this Sunday (October 28th) during #SundaySupper. We’ll be meeting up at 7:00 pm (Eastern) for our weekly #SundaySupper live chat where we’ll talk about all things Halloween. All you have to do is follow the #SundaySupper hashtag, or you can follow us through TweetChat.
We’d also love to feature your favorite Halloween recipes on our #SundaySupper Pinterest board and share them with all of our followers, too.
By the way, I was nominated by SkinnyScoop as one of the Top 25 recipe blogs. Voting ends in just a couple days. I'd love if you could vote for me by clicking on the SkinnyScoop Vote for Me on the right side of my blog and finding the listing for my blog on the second page. THANK YOU for all your support...whether you comment or just drop by to see what I've cooked up, I appreciate all of you!
72 comments:
I love, love, LOVE the title you chose for this recipe! And the cake looks so moist and delicious!
I do love bundt cakes--I need a dessert for dinner tomorrow. This is it. My kids gave me a classy new cake plate to display it on. It's a go. Thanks Lizzy.
Liz, Your Tunnel of Doom cake looks like twirls and swirls of vanilla and chocolate delight! Thanks for the tip about pouring the chocolate layer in first =)
What a lovely bake. Drooling! Hope you're going to have a great week ahead.
Kristy
I want a piece of that cake too:) happy sunday Lizzy:)
Impresionante pastel como todas tus recetas, fantásticas. Me encanta verlas.
Saludos Lizzy!
Very impressive and delicious cake , Lizzy ! Obviously , your son can't resist that scrumptiousness ! lol
Beautiful presentation! Looks like a great cake:@)
Your cake looks gorgeous! My family won't eat nuts either, but I think the orange variation sounds pretty great.
And congratulations on your nomination! I'm on my way over to vote.
I like the way you adapted it with the vanilla paste and milk chocolate pieces. Those choices made it one tasty sounding cake.
I think you made the yummiest treat of them all, cake! I´ve made a recipe by Maida Heatter a few times similar to this one, and the chocolate part is spooned at the end over the vanilla. It sinks to the middle... and stays there. Have a great day Liz!
Congrats on your nomination! The swaps you made sound amazing. Yummy!
Tunnel of Doom Cake? Uummm yes please! I can see why your son had a change of heart when he saw the cake!!! I would of ate one, two or three pieces and then ran to the kitchen to pick at it more!!
SUCH a gorgeous cake!! I'm so happy you found a recipe sans nuts!! YUMMMMM!
I remember having tunnel of fudge cake growing up, but not a scratch version. Looks scrumptious. What a delicious menu for your Trick-or-Treat #SundaySupper Halloween Party.
I would like to try that
The only thing better than a good Bundt cake is one with a layer of fudge lurking inside! This is one doom I'd be glad to run into late at night :lol:!
Lizzy, I LOVE that you used DOVE! Your interpretation of this cake is spot on and oh how it shines. This tunnel of darkness will be met with delight in my house. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
This is just absolutely gorgeous Liz! LOOOOVE that glaze!
Even if the chocolate layer sunk to the bottom, the cake still came out beautifully. I actually like it as a separate layer like that! This looks so delicious. Especially that glaze. YUM
I love that name - tunnel of dooooooom. So spooky ;-)
Love the name of this cake and the cake!!! Great recipe and great photos!
Though I like nuts and orange but your variation sounds good ,too. Delicious entry as always!
And BTW, congratulations on your nomination. Vote after publishing this.
Gorgeous!love that decadent flavour
YUMMY! LOVE bunt cakes and this recipe looks amazing.
Nothing doomful about this decadent cake ! Just kidding :) So yummy !!! I want it now !
I do believe it was the Tunnel of Fudge Cake that put bundt pans "on the map" so to speak. I remember them well I'm afraid (my age is showing:) and unfortunately since Pillsbury stopped making their boxed frosting mixes eons ago, it has been difficult to reproduce the winning recipe. However, Liz, I must admit, your Tunnel of Doom cake sure sounds like a winner and you've made all your own!!!
Thank you so much for sharing and congrats on the nomination. I'm so pinning this for National Bundt Cake Day in November, lol...
Oh Liz..this does look so yummy! I am all about bundt cakes, they are so simple and so good. But give me a fudgy center and I am all over this! I'm surprised your son managed to leave a slice behind! : )
Dear Lizzy look absolutely heavenly and delicious!!! xxx
I will vote for you!
Oh myyy Tunnel of Doom? I think it is morelike tunnel of yummmmmmm ;)
Oh yum, what an absolutely delicious looking cake!! I agree with Bobbi on the tunnel of yummmmmmmmmmmmmm!
I love the name of this cake! So descriptively scrumptious. Really nice job, and the pictures look so nice. Very good stuff - thanks.
This is great and I have to give it a try!
That's a tunnel I wouldn't mind entering!!
It may bother you about where the tunnel ended up but all I see is a delicious cake. I agree with sans nuts.
Who would say no to one or two slices of this decadent cake. It sounds and looks so good!
Now that is my kind of doom - delicious, chocolate dread ;P This looks amazing! :D
Beautiful cake love it. you did a wonderful job Lizzy.
Yummmm! That chocolate layer in the cake sounds fabulous...and I am loving the name!
Ha ha what a funny name you picked. It looks chocolatey and delicious!
Such an awesome recipe and the tittle is very cool hi hi. I think it is gorgeous, I like the chocolate on top like that.
What a great name for this cake! And so appropriate for Halloween!
Lush. Decadent.
Dove Dark Chocolate Promises... Are you serious? MMmmmmmm
YUM! but it's so pretty, I'd have to stare for awhile before digging in =)
I like the combination of vanilla sponge and choocolate sponge. the glossy chocolate topping is perfect for a dark Halloween night!!
HA, what a great name...and what a yummy cake!
I love tunnel of fudge cakes. Haven't had one in years! My Mom used to make them for my brother and I when we were kids. This recipes looks magnificent!
What a gorgeous bundt cake...Tunnel of 'doom'?...doomed if I should eat all that yummy chocolate in the tunnel...or 'doomed' if I don't?
Well, neither! ...your chocolate fudge drizzle is mesmerizing and to think to use Dove chocolate-my all-time favorite:) xo
The title alone is fantastic, and the pictures? Oh my...I am surprised there were even crumbs left by the time you got back :)
I certainly wouldn't care where that lovely tunnel of chocolate ended up- as long as it ended up on my plate! This looks so good. :)
Oh yummy! I love such cakes!
If this is doom, let me at it ;)
Cheers
CCU
"only a demilune remained"...I love it :) Those are the best kinds of quiet compliments!
Liz, your Bundt cake looks like pure deliciousness - just fantastic with all that wonderful chocolate glaze! My family would devour this - I am sure of it!
beatiful! here we usually prepare such cakes for Easter!
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Lovely cake. The swapping of orange for vanilla is just the thing to make me jump right into a slice of this cake...that and that dripping chocolate. Yum!
They don't like nuts?! That makes me sad. This looks amazing but I think it would be even better with the chopped nuts so I might try it with some added. :)
I wish my bundt cakes would turn out so golden and perfect. You have the magic touch! This cake is wonderful and I love the chocolate all over it. I wish I could just stick my finger into the screen and touch it. :)
i love the name of this cake! so fun! and it sounds soooo delicious, especially with that vanilla bean paste!
I think it looks more like a Tunnel of Deliciousness! Very yummy!
I love this cake & the title is even better ... Happy Monday :-)
Liz, this cake looks amazing. That fudgy center has my mouth watering. And that glaze, yum! Pinned.
I have a recipe for this that I've been eyeing for YEARS now, and you've motivated to make this over the holidays. I love your recipe the sour cream - that always adds such a nice texture and flavor IMHO. Beautiful photos too!!
Trick or Treating AND Tunnel Cake? I'm totally coming to your house next year. It's picture perfect too :)
I love the way the icing flows. Red coloring would be awesome too!
Aww Liz tunnel of doom looks beautifully innocent! Gorgeous cake. I wish I had a slice along with tea now that we got electricity.
Just... Gorgeous!
Oh, this does look delicious. One of my first bundt cakes as a young baker was a tunnel cake (from a box) but I thought I was really something when I carried that in to a potluck. I have no idea if it was good but all of us were poor and hungry grad students and we ate anything. Your Tunnel of Doom looks very tasty.
Doom?! I think I am doomed to eat the entire thing!
Very clever name! And a very delicious looking cake :)
I freaking LOVE bundt cakes! And this one looks wonderful!!! so delicious! :) love that you called this the tunnel of doom! Awesome!
One person'd doom is another's delight. You know I'm a bundt cake fanatic and will be making this one soon.
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