Best Tunnel Of Fudge Banana Cake Recipes

BANANA FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, prepare cake mix according to package directions, omitting 1/4 cup of the water. Beat on low speed until moistened. Add banana; beat on high for 2 minutes. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely. , In a large saucepan, add butter and water. Cook over medium heat until butter is melted; stir until combined and set aside. , In a large bowl, combine 4 cups confectioners' sugar and cocoa. Add the butter mixture, banana and vanilla; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining sugar until frosting reaches desired spreading consistency. Frost the cake.

TUNNEL OF FUDGE CAKE IV

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Gradually blend in 2 cups confectioners' sugar. Beat in the flour and 3/4 cup cocoa powder. Stir in the chopped walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 1 hour, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
• For the glaze: In a small bowl, combine 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa. Stir in milk, a tablespoon at a time, until desired drizzling consistency is achieved. Spoon over cake.

TUNNEL OF FUDGE CAKE (CAKE MIX)

Steps:

• Place milk in pan and whisk in pudding, cook until comes to a boil, 4-5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in chips and butter until smooth and thick; set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350F; prepare 12 cup bundt pan.
• Mix cake, oil, sour cream, Irish cream, eggs, and vanilla in a bowl.
• Reserve 2 cups of batter. Pour remaining batter into pan; spoon pudding in a ring on top (DO NOT ALLOW PUDDING TO TOUCH THE SIDES!) spoon reserved batter on top.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes (mine is done around 30 minutes, just make sure to keep an eye on it).
• You can frost, drizzle melted chocolate or just dust with powdered sugar.

TUNNEL-OF-FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Place a heavy baking sheet or pizza stone on a shelf in the lower third of the oven. Heat the oven to 350 degrees (see note).
• On a large baking sheet, roast nuts in the oven for 10 minutes. Keep watch that they do not burn. Pour into a bowl, and add 2 tablespoons butter and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Toss well and set aside.
• Generously butter the inside of a large 12-cup Bundt cake pan.
• In a mixer, beat butter to soften until it becomes fluffy. Add sugar, then the brown sugar and continue to beat until airy. While beating, if the bowl does not feel cool, place it in the freezer for five minutes, then resume beating.
• Beat in 3/4 teaspoon salt, vanilla and vegetable oil.
• Beat in two egg yolks. Crack the four whole eggs into a large mixing bowl. With a small knife, cut yolks and barely stir the eggs, minimally blending the whites and yolks.
• With the mixer on the lowest speed, beat the eggs into the batter in three batches. Mix in confectioners' sugar and the cocoa.
• In a large mixing bowl, stir flour and nuts together. Then with a spatula stir the flour-nut mixture into the batter. Pour the batter into the Bundt pan.
• Bake for 40 minutes. You cannot use the toothpick test because the cake contains so much sugar that the center will not set but will remain a tunnel-of-fudge. You are dependent on a correct oven temperature and the 40-minute cooking time.
• When removed from the oven, the cake will have a runny fudge core with an air pocket above the fudge. About 30 minutes after taking the cake out of the oven, press the inside and outside edge of the cake bottom down all the way around to minimize the air pocket. Let the cake, still in the pan, cool on a rack for two to three hours. Invert the cake onto a platter and let cool completely.

TUNNEL OF FUDGE BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• For the fudge filling:.
• Finely chop the chocolate and place into a medium heat-proof bowl.
• Heat the cream and butter in a small pot until the butter has melted and the cream is gently steaming.
• Pour this over the chocolate in the bowl. Let sit for 5 minutes then gently stir until all the chocolate has melted.
• Let this mixture cool at room temperature for 45-60 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened but still pipeable.
• Prepare the pan:.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Use the 2 tablespoons of softened butter and a pastry brush to coat a 12-cup bundt pan very well. Add the cocoa powder to the the pan, tilting and tapping the pan to coat as much of the inside as possible. Tap out any excess cocoa powder.
• For the cake:.
• In a large bowl, beat the butter, granulated sugar and dark brown sugar together until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time until smooth. Add the salt, vanilla, baking powder, vegetable oil and mashed banana and stir together until well-combined.
• Add the flour and cocoa powder to the bowl and mix until just combined.
• Scoop 3 cups of the cake batter into the prepared bundt pan. Spread out into an even layer.
• Transfer the thickened, cooled fudge filling to a piping bag. Pipe the fudge filling in a thick ring all the way around in the centre of the batter.
• Cover the fudge filling with the remaining cake batter and spread out evenly in the pan.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes. The cake will look risen and dry on top. You won't be able to test this cake with a toothpick as the centre will still be gooey when the cake is finished baking, so you must ensure your oven is at the correct temperature.
• Remove the cake from the oven and let cool for 20 minutes in the pan. Loosen the edges of the cake with a small spatula or butter knife, flip the cake out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely.
• For the frosting:.
• In a small bowl, stir together the powdered sugar, cocoa powder and milk until smooth.
• Spoon over the top of the cooled cake, letting it drip down the sides of the cake. Top with the dried banana chips and leave the icing to set for a few minutes before cutting into the cake.
• Tools:.
• 12-cup Nordicware Classic Bundt Pan (aka Anniverary Bundt Pan). Buy it now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-12-Cup-Bundt-Pan/dp/B0000CFLM2.

TUNNEL OF FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 10-inch tube pan. In large bowl, combine sugar and margarine; beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add 2 cups powdered sugar; blend well. By hand, stir in flour and remaining cake ingredients until well blended. Spoon batter into greased and floured pan; spread evenly.
• Bake at 350°F. for 45 to 50 minutes or until top is set and edges are beginning to pull away from sides of pan.** Cool upright in pan on wire rack 1 1/2 hours. Invert onto serving plate; cool at least 2 hours.
• In small bowl, combine all glaze ingredients, adding enough milk for desired drizzling consistency. Spoon over top of cake, allowing some to run down sides. Store tightly covered.

CLASSIC TUNNEL OF FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
• Measure 3/4 cup of the frosting mix for the chocolate glaze.
• Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the remaining frosting mix and flour, mixing just until incorporated.
• Fold in the nuts.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes.
• The top of the cake will form a brownie like crust before it is done.
• Allow to cool for 60 minutes in the pan, then cool completely on a wire rack before glazing.
• To make the chocolate glaze; Mix together reserved 3/4 cup frosting mix and 2 tablespoons boiling water, stirring until smooth.
• Thin with additional boiling water if necessary to reach desired consistency.
• Spoon glaze over the cooled cake.

CREAMY FUDGE TUNNEL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Generously grease and lightly flour one 10-inch tube or bundt pan, tapping out excess.
• In small saucepan, melt 1-1/4 cups chocolate chips.
• With mixer, combine cream cheese, sugar, 3 tablespoons cream or milk, and melted chocolate.
• Beat until smooth.
• Set aside.
• Combine cake mix, coffee, oil, and eggs, and beat 4 minutes.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Sprinkle with nuts.
• Mound cream cheese mixture around tube, but do not spread to touch sides of pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55-65 minutes until top springs back when pressed lightly in center.
• Cool upright in pan one hour before inverting.
• To make glaze: heat 1/2 cup cream in small saucepan over medium heat until just bubbling around edges.
• Stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips until melted and smooth.
• Simmer one minute to thicken slightly.
• Pour warm glaze over inverted cake, letting it flow down the sides.
• Cool completely.
• Glaze will set as it cools.
• Store cake in refrigerator.

TUNNEL OF FUDGE CAKE (LOST RECIPES)

Steps:

• Do not use a cake tester, toothpick, or skewer to test the cake-the fudgy interior won't give an accurate reading. Instead, remove the cake from the oven when the sides just begin to pull away from the pan and the surface of the cake springs back when pressed gently with your finger.
• Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 12-cup Bundt pan and dust with cocoa powder. Pour boiling water over chocolate in medium bowl and whisk until smooth. Cool to room temperature. Whisk cocoa, flour, nuts, confectioners' sugar, and salt in large bowl. Beat eggs and vanilla in large measuring cup.
• With electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat granulated sugar, brown sugar, and butter until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. On low speed, add egg mixture until combined, about 30 seconds. Add chocolate mixture and beat until incorporated, about 30 seconds. Beat in flour mixture until just combined, about 30 seconds.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan, smooth batter, and bake until edges are beginning to pull away from pan, about 45 minutes. Cool upright in pan on wire rack for 1 1/2 hours, then invert onto serving plate and cool completely, at least 2 hours.
• For the glaze: Cook cream, corn syrup, and chocolate in small saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Stir in vanilla and set aside until slightly thickened, about 30 minutes. Drizzle glaze over cake and let set for at least 10 minutes. Serve. (Cake can be stored at room temperature for up to 2 days.).

TUNNEL OF FUDGE BANANA NUT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Mix together cake mix, eggs,oil,water, instant pudding,1/2 of mashed banana's.Mix with mixer for 2 min.Pour 1/2 of batter into a oiled and lightly floured bundt pan.Put 1 can of prepared icing on top of batter (try to keep in center of batter)pour rest of batter on top of icing. Bake on 350 for 55 min. to 1 hr.
• 2. Icing
• 3. Heat icing in microwave until melted,then mix in rest of banana's and pecans, let cool to just warm then pour over cooled cake.

TUNNEL OF FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour a 12 cup bundt pan or 10 inch tube pan.
• In large bowl, beat butter and sugar till fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Gradually add 2 cups powdered sugar, flour and cocoa.
• Stir in nuts by hand.
• Spoon batter into pan; spread evenly.
• Bake at 350 F for 58-62 minutes.
• Note: you won't be able to test for doneness since the filling is soft, so accurate temperature and timing is key.
• Cool in pan 1 hour.
• Invert on serving platter and cool completely.
• In a small bowl, combine all glaze ingredients adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency.
• Spoon over cake, drizzling down sides.
• Store tightly covered.