Chocolate Tunnel Bundt Cake With Chocolate Glaze
A rich moist chocolate cake with a delicious cream cheese coconut filling then topped with chocolate glaze 
See my Pan Release recipe for greasing the pan
Yield 12-14
Ingredients:
CAKE:
2-1/3 cups sugar, divided
1 cup cooking oil (such as vegetable or canola oil)
2 large eggs
3 teaspoons vanilla, divided
3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa, sifted
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1-1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup very strong brewed coffee, cooled (or dissolve 2 teaspoons of instant coffee granules in 1 cup very hot water then cooled)
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 large egg
1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 cup semi- sweet chocolate chips
CHOCOLATE GLAZE:
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 cup confectioners sugar, sifted
3 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
1-3 tablespoons hot water
2 teaspoons vanilla
Instructions:———————————————
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
Generously grease a 12-cup bundt pan.
For cake; in a large bowl beat 2 cups sugar with oil, eggs and 2 teaspoon vanilla on high speed of an electric mixer for 2 minutes.
In a bowl sift he flour with cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
In another small bowl combine the coffee with buttermilk.
Add the flour mixture and the coffee mixture to the egg mixture then beat at medium speed for about 3 minutes.
Stir in 1/2 cup nuts.
Pour half the batter into prepared bundt pan.
In a medium bowl beat the cream cheese with 1/3 cup sugar, 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla until smooth and well combined; mix in coconut and chocolate chips.
Spoon the cream cheese mixture over the cake batter in the pan leaving about a 1/2-inch border around the center and the edge of the pan.
Top with remaining cake batter.
Bake in preheated oven for about 1 hour or until the cake tests done.
Cool in pan for 15 minutes then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
To make the glaze; in a medium bowl combine all glaze ingredients together until smooth and combine adding in water if necessary to achieve desired consistancy for glazing.
Drizzle over cooled cake
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