Chocolate Swirl Muffin Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE SWIRL MUFFIN CAKE

Steps:

• 1Heat oven to 375°F. Generously grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan.
• 2In 2-quart saucepan, cook all filling ingredients over medium-low heat 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until smooth. Remove 1/3 cup filling for glaze; set aside. Freeze remaining filling 15 minutes until thick like pudding.
• 3Meanwhile, in large bowl, stir together all cake ingredients. Spoon half the batter into pan. Remove filling from freezer. Carefully spoon filling in center of batter to within 1/2 inch of pan edges. Spoon remaining batter over filling.
• 4Bake 50 to 65 minutes or until top springs back when touched. Cool 15 minutes. Remove from pan to wire rack. Spoon reserved 1/3 cup filling on cake to glaze. (If too thick, microwave filling on High 10 to 15 seconds using microwavable small bowl.) Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Expert Tips Wrap cake tightly and store in the fridge for up to a week or freeze up to 3 months.

CHOCOLATE SWIRL MUFFIN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Generously grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan.
• In 2-quart saucepan, cook all filling ingredients over medium-low heat 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until smooth.
• Remove 1/3 cup filling for glaze; set aside.
• Freeze remaining filling 15 minutes until thick like pudding.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, stir together all cake ingredients.
• Spoon half the batter into pan.
• Remove filling from freezer.
• Carefully spoon filling in center of batter to within 1/2 inch of pan edges.
• Spoon remaining batter over filling.
• Bake 50 to 65 minutes or until top springs back when touched.
• Cool 15 minutes.
• Remove from pan to wire rack.
• Spoon reserved 1/3 cup filling on cake to glaze. (If too thick, microwave filling on High 10 to 15 seconds using microwavable small bowl.).
• Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Note: Cook time does not include cooling time.

CHOCOLATE SWIRL CAKE

Steps:

• FOR THE VANILLA BATTER: Cream butter, sugar and vanilla in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs; beat well. Combine flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda and the salt; add alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture.
• FOR THE CHOCOLATE BATTER: Combine syrup and 1/4 teaspoon baking soda. Measure 2 cups of the vanilla batter into small bowl; blend in chocolate syrup mixture.
• Add coconut to remaining vanilla batter; pour vanilla batter into GREASED and FLOURED 12 cup Bundt pan or 10 inch tube pan. Pour chocolate batter over vanilla batter in pan; DO NOT MIX.
• Bake at 350°F about 70 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely; glaze or frost as desired. I served it plain with whipped cream. 12 to 16 servings.
• TO MAKE THE ICING: Cream butter and confectioners' sugar in small mixer bowl; blend in syrup. Melt chocolate bar pieces in top of double boiler over hot, not boiling, water; add to syrup mixture. Add milk; beat to spreading consistency. Makes about 2 1/2 cups.
• TO MAKE THE GLAZE: Combine chocolate and cream in small saucepan. Cook over very low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth; do not boil. Remove from heat; cool, stirring occasionally, until mixture begins to thicken, about 10 to 15 minutes. About 1 cup.
• TO MAKE CHOCOLATE-COCONUT FROSTING: Combine sugar and cornstarch in small saucepan; blend in evaporated milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils; remove from heat. Add chocolate bar pieces and butter; stir until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Stir in coconut and nuts. Immediately spread on cake. About 2 cups frosting.
• *To sour milk: Use 1 Tablespoon vinegar plus milk to equal 1 cup.
• **You may substitute 1 1/3 cups semi sweet chocolate chips for the baking chocolate.

MERINGUE-SWIRLED CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Generously grease and lightly flour bottom and side of 9-inch springform pan.
• Make cake batter as directed on box; set aside. In medium bowl, beat 3 egg whites with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time; continue beating until stiff and glossy.
• Spread two-thirds of the meringue up side of pan (do not spread on bottom of pan). Pour cake batter into pan; top with remaining meringue. Cut through meringue on top of cake and cake batter with tip of knife to swirl meringue through batter.
• Bake about 1 hour 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around side of pan to loosen cake; remove side of pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Store loosely covered.

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 SWIRL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375° F, Generously grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan.
• In 2-quart saucepan, cook all filling ingredients over medium-low heat 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until smooth.
• Remove 1/3 cup filing for glaze; set aside.
• Freeze remaining filling 15 minutes until thick like pudding.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, stir together all cake ingredients.
• Spoon half the batter into pan.
• Remove filling from freezer, carefully spoon filling in center of batter to within 1/2-inch of pan edges.
• Spoon remaining batter over filling.
• Bake 50- 65 minutes or until top springs back when touched.
• Cool 15 minutes.
• Remove from pan to wire rack.
• Spoon reserved 1/3 cup filling on cake to glaze, (if too thick, microwave filling on High 10- 15 seconds using microwavable small bowl).
• Cool completely, about one hour.