Best 6 Chocolate Swirl Muffin Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE SWIRL MUFFIN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Generously spray 12-cup bundt cake pan with cooking spray with flour.
• In 2-quart saucepan, heat Filling ingredients over medium-low heat 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until smooth. Remove and set aside 1/3 cup filling for glaze. Freeze remaining filling about 15 minutes or until thick like pudding.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, stir together 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 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes. Run metal spatula around outer and inside edges of pan to loosen cake; turn upside down onto serving platter. Cool completely, at least 2 hours.
• When ready to serve, in small microwavable bowl, heat reserved 1/3 cup filling uncovered on High 10 to 15 seconds or until smooth and pourable. Pour over cake to glaze. Store covered at room temperature.

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 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.

CHOCOLATE-CINNAMON SWIRL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x12-inch glass baking dish.
• Mix together sugar, cocoa powder, and cinnamon in a small bowl; set topping aside.
• Combine butter and cream cheese in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add sugar and mix until well blended. Mix in vanilla extract. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift in flour and baking powder and blend until thoroughly combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
• Pour 1/2 of the batter into the prepared baking dish and sprinkle with 1/2 of the cinnamon topping. Spread remaining batter on top and sprinkle with remaining topping.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Serve warm.

CHOCOLATE SWIRL ZUCCHINI SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a sheet cake pan with cooking spray. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
• In a mixing bowl, beat together 3 cups of sugar with canola oil with an electric mixer on low speed until the mixture is smooth; add 3 eggs one at a time, and beat again to combine. Beat in zucchini and vanilla until well combined. Beat the flour mixture into the sugar mixture by fourths, alternating with 1/4 cup of buttermilk after every portion of flour mixture. Mix the batter for 1 minute on medium-high speed, and pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.
• In a bowl, mix together the cream cheese and 1/4 cup of sugar until thoroughly combined, then mix in 1 egg until the cream cheese mixture is smooth. Spoon dollops of the cream cheese here and there over the cake batter, and swirl the cream cheese mixture through the batter with a table knife to make a marbled effect. Sprinkle the milk chocolate and semisweet chocolate chips over the cake.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the chocolate portion of the center of the cake comes out with moist crumbs, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on a rack.

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.