Here's the scoop. Version 3, the one I accidentally forgot to seal with foil, turned out to be really good, so I think I'm going to recommend skipping the foil part and bake uncovered. Here are the new directions. When I get back from NYC (bye, btw), I will work more on this cake. It's good like this, but I want to try it with some variations and make sure it will work for everyone.
Recipe
Chocolate Cheesecake Bundt Cake...Again
Chocolate Cheesecake Bundt Cake
Ingredients
- 12 ounces dark chocolate chips
- 2 8 oz blocks cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup corn syrup
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ cup egg whites 4
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 box 18.25 oz Betty Crocker Devil's Food Cake mix
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 ⅓ cups water or use ⅔ coffee and ⅔ water
Instructions
- Fill a large roasting pan with a little over an inch of water. Place in oven and turn heat to 350 degrees F.
- Spray a standard size (12 cup) bundt pan with flour-added baking spray.
- Place chocolate chips in a microwave save mixing bowl. Microwave on high for 1 ½ to 2 minutes, stopping every 30 seconds to stir.
- Using a hand held electric mixer, beat softened cream cheese into melted chocolate. Add corn syrup and sugar and beat for two minutes or until batter starts to smooth out a bit. Stir, do not beat, in egg whites and vanilla - batter should be smooth and shiny at this point.
- Pour mixture into bundt pan, scraping sides of bowl to get it all in. Smooth with a spatula and rap pan on counter to bring air bubbles to top (should help make cheesecake part more dense and creamy)
- In same bowl (no need to rinse), combine cake mix, oil, eggs and water or water/coffee combo. Stir until combined. Using electric mixer, beat for about 2 minutes, scraping sides of bowl. Pour over cream cheese mixture. NOTE: If you are daring, try a doctored cake mix or scratch cake at this point....I haven't had time yet.
- Remove roasting pan with water from oven. Place bundt pan in water and check to make sure water goes about halfway up sides of pan. If not, pour in some extra water. Place bundt in hot water and return to oven. Bake for 60 minutes.
- Remove pan from water and let cool for 20 minutes in pan. Trim cake that has risen above bundt. Lay a platter over the pan and carefully invert cake from pan. Let cool for a half hour or so at room temperature, then transfer to refrigerator to chill thoroughly. The cake might not seem very moist at first (unless you take the daring route and use a doctored cake mix recipe) but it will get moister as it sits.
- Another variation you could try is instead of pouring a standard cake mix cake over top, use a box of cake mix, 1 (21 oz) can cherry pie filling, 2 eggs and some almond and/or vanilla extract.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Laurel
I made this cake yesterday and brought it to work today. Didn't have the dark chocolate chips so used the new Chocolatier bittersweet ones. I should have read the comments first and baked the cheesecake layer for a bit before adding the cake layer. When I unmolded the cake, the cheesecake layer stayed in the pan. I carefully put it back down, stuck it in the refrigerator, and it came out perfectly this a.m. My cake is not as firm as the one in the picture looks though; when you cut into it, it's more like a pudding cake. Still delicious and no complaints from coworkers.
Anna
Hi Leah, I'll check out your site.
Rachael and Lili,see the pumpkin cake above this. You could use the cake component of the pumpkin cake for this one. Cook time might change slightly considering the water bath. I think I'd bake the cheesecake portion alone in the water bath for 10 minutes, then pour the chocolate cake batter (again, the one in the pumpkin bundt post) on and bake another 45 minutes or until done.
lili
looks really good.
what i can i do if i cant got the cake mix?
have fun in NY
Rachael
That cake looks soooooo good.
I was going to make it today but I don't have any cake mix. 🙁
Tanya
That looks sooooooooooo yummy!
Claire N
Oooo...I'm jealous of NYC. I've never been and really want to go!
Tracy
Hope you have fun in NYC!
Your bundt cakes look great.