Fluted Chocolate Cake Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake and dry pudding mixes, apricot nectar, oil, eggs and extract; beat on low for 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. , Bake at 350° for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. , In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients until smooth; drizzle over warm cake.

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Thoroughly brush a 1.5 litre bundt tin with melted butter.
• Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Stir in the almond extract.
• Mix together the baking powder, flour and ground almonds. Beat in one egg at a time, adding a spoonful of the flour mixture in between. Repeat until all three eggs have been added, then fold in the remaining flour mixture and stir in the milk.
• Spoon half of the cake batter into a separate bowl and mix in the cocoa paste. Add the chocolate chips to the other half of the mixture. Add spoonfuls of each of the batters alternately to the tin and drag the handle of a teaspoon through the mixture to create a marbled effect.
• Bake for around 40 minutes and then test the cake to see if a skewer inserted into the deepest part comes out clean. The cake will take 40 - 50 mins, depending on the proportions of your bundt tin.
• Let the cake cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack. Once cooled, dust the cake with a little icing sugar.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Pour chocolate syrup into 12-cup fluted tube pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Beat cake mix, water, oil and 3 eggs in large bowl with mixer 2 min. or until blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Pour over syrup in pan.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in separate bowl with mixer until blended. Add remaining eggs; mix well. Blend in evaporated milk and melted chocolate; gently spoon over cake batter in pan. Cover with Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil sprayed with cooking spray, sprayed side down.
• Place tube pan in large shallow pan. Add enough water to larger pan to come at least 2 inches up side of tube pan. Bake 1 hour 30 min. or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake completely in pan. Refrigerate 2 hours. Invert cake onto plate; remove pan. Serve cake topped with COOL WHIP.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine Miracle Whip, water and vanilla. Combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add to salad dressing mixture and beat until mixed. Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan (pan will not be full). , Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.

Steps:

• Cake: Preheat oven to 350°.
• Grease and flour bundt pan, set aside.
• In large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix and chocolate chips.
• In another bowl, combine water, eggs, and vanilla mixing well.
• Add egg mixture to dry mixture and mix with spoon until just blended.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until cake tests done when wooden pick in center comes out clean.
• Cool 15 to 20 minutes before removing cake from pan.
• When completely cool, drizzle cake with Chocolate Glaze.
• Chocolate Glaze: Combine all ingredients in bowl.
• Mix with spoon until smooth.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Use a 8 x 4 x 2 1/2" loaf pan, (4 cups) or any 6 cup loaf pan or fluted tube pan, greased and floured.
• In a medium mixing bowl whisk together the cocoa and water until smooth.
• Allow to cool to room temperature and lightly whisk in the vanilla and eggs.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the remaining dry ingredients and mix on low speed for 30 seconds to blend.
• Add 1/2 the chocolate mixture and the butter.
• Mix on low speed until the dry ingredients are moistened.
• Increase to medium speed and beat for 1 minute to develop the cake's structure. Scrape down the sides.
• Gradually add the remaining chocolate mixture in 2 batches, beating 20 seconds after each addition to incorporate the ingredients and strengthen the structure. Scrape down the sides.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the surface with a spatula.
• The batter will be almost 1/2 inch from the top of a 4-cup pan.
• (if your pan is slightly smaller, use any excess batter for cupcakes.) Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, (40 to 50 minutes in a fluted tube pan) or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Place loosely with buttered foil over the cake after 20 minutes to prevent over browning.
• The cake should start to shrink away from the sides of the pan only after removal from the oven.
• Let the cake cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes.
• Loosen the sides with a metal spatula and invert onto a greased wire rack.
• If baked in a loaf pan, to keep the bottom from splitting, reinvert so that the top is up and cool completely before wrapping airtight.
• TOPPING: This is for extra moistness and gives a subtle coffee accent.
• In a small pan, stir together 1/4 cup water and 2 Tbsp sugar.
• Bring to a full rolling boil.
• Cover and remove from heat. When cool, add 1 tbsp Kahlua.
• When cake is baked, brush half the syrup onto the top.
• Cool the cake 10 minutes and invert it onto a lightly greased rack.
• Brush the bottom and sides with remaining syrup.
• Reinvert onto rack, top side up, to finish cooling.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube pan.
• Beat butter and sugar in bowl until creamy.
• Add eggs, almond and vanilla extracts; beat well.
• Combine flour, cocoa and baking soda; add to butter mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well.
• Pour into pan.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until wooden pick inserted comes out clean.
• Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack.
• Cool completely.
• For the Cherry Whipped Cream, beat whipping cream, powdered sugar, almond extract and vanilla extract until stiff. Stir in chopped maraschino cherries.
• Sift cake with powdered sugar and serve with Cherry Whipped Cream.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest and extract., In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with yogurt, beating well after each addition., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar. Serve with fresh fruit and whipped cream.

Steps:

• In large mixing bowl, combine first 8 ingredients.
• Add eggs, coffee, buttermilk, oil and vanilla, beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.(Batter will be somewhat thin.).
• Pour into greased and floured 10" fluted tube pan, or "bundt cake pan" as I call them.
• Bake at 350º for 45-50 minutes, or til toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Dust with powdered sugar.
• Mini bundt cakes take 20-22 minutes.
• Cupcakes take 18-20 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cake mix, ice cream and eggs at low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan., Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., Place water and coffee granules in a large bowl; stir until dissolved. Add frosting and cinnamon; beat until smooth. Frost cake. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Prepare cake mix according to directions on package. Grease and flour wells of mini bundt or fluted pans. Divide batter evenly into wells. Bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cakes in pan five minutes. Move to rack and cool completely. Cakes can be wrapped individually and frozen for up to one month. Thaw completely before decorating.
• To decorate, microwave pink or red taffy or chews on high for five seconds; knead until smooth. If necessary, microwave for additional five second increments until softened.
• Sprinkle surface of candy with red or pink crystal sugar and roll out candy to form a thin ribbon, evenly coating the candy with sugar.
• For each poinsettia blossom, cut out six 2 1/2" petals and six 1 1/2" petals. Arrange first layer of larger petals over top of cake, securing with melted chocolate or frosting. Arrange the smaller petals, slightly offset over first layer.
• Fill center of blossom with miniature yellow candies. Do not refrigerate or freeze after decorating or the candy decoration will become sticky.