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Sometimes it’s nice to make the kind of dessert that’s a sheer indulgence! Take this chocolate mocha Bundt cake which is a stuffed Bundt cake with cheesecake filling. If you love cheesecake but also love chocolate, you can combine both loves with this extra-special cheesecake filled chocolate cake.
This chocolate mocha Bundt cake boasts a creamy cheesecake filling and ganache topping. It’s a luxurious, rich treat which would be perfect as a dinner party dessert.
If you want to bake more delicious treats, you might also like this banana bread crumb cake, funfetti whoopie pies, coconut cream poke cake or lemon sheet cake.
Chocolate Mocha Bundt Cake Ingredients
This dessert is made in three stages, so you have the cake itself, the filling and the ganache. The cake calls for the usual suspects, namely cake flour, sugar, eggs, butter, salt, and baking soda. You’ll also need vanilla, cocoa, sour cream, and hot coffee.
The cheesecake layer is made with cream cheese, eggs, sugar, and vanilla. The ganache topping has semisweet chocolate and heavy cream as the only ingredients.
I like to use dark cocoa powder for an extra-rich flavour. Natural or Dutch-process cocoa would also be fine. As for the cream cheese, use room temperature, block-style cream cheese, not the spreadable or whipped kind.
I’m sure you already have all or most of those ingredients if you’re a keen home baker. There’s always something special about Bundt cakes and there are so many kinds to choose from. These mini strawberry Bundt cakes are also amazing, so if you don’t already have a Bundt pan and a set of mini Bundt pans, they’re a great investment!
How to Make a Cheesecake Filled Chocolate Cake
First of all, beat the butter then mix in the eggs and sugar until you have a fluffy, light mixture. Now beat in the cocoa, vanilla, salt, and baking soda. Mix in half the flour then half the sour cream, and repeat with the remainder. Mix in the coffee then set this batter aside while you prepare the cheesecake filling.
Beat the cream cheese with vanilla and sugar and then gradually beat in the eggs. Transfer half of the prepared cake batter into a greased Bundt pan and then add the cheesecake filling on top. Spoon the remaining cake batter on top then cook for about an hour or until done. Let the chocolate mocha Bundt cake with cream cheese swirl cool in the pan and then on a cooling rack.
For the ganache, heat the cream and pour it over the chocolate. Allow it time to melt then stir until smooth. Pour it over the cake when it’s completely cool and then let the stuffed Bundt cake chill for an hour in the refrigerator.
How to Serve this Cheesecake Filled Chocolate Cake
Although this stuffed Bundt cake is delicious just as it is, some whipped cream or vanilla ice cream also makes a nice pairing. You might even like to add some fresh berries for another contrasting flavour.
Chocolate Cream Cheese Bundt Cake FAQs
You will need to plan this chocolate mocha Bundt cake ahead since it has to cool before you can add the ganache and then that takes a while to set too. Make it a day in advance if you like and just keep it refrigerated until serving. Leftovers will keep for several days in an airtight container in the refrigerator but it will start to dry out after that.
Some people don’t like coffee-flavoured desserts but do like coffee and of course some don’t like it in any form! You can use hot water instead of hot coffee if you prefer. The coffee doesn’t really give a coffee flavour to the cake. Instead it helps bring out the chocolate flavour, but hot water is great as a substitution.
Cheesecake Filled Bundt Cake Recipe
Chocolate Mocha Bundt Cake with Cheesecake Filling
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 1/2 Cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/3 Cups brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 Cup cocoa
- 1/2 Tablespoon baking soda
- 1/2 Teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 Cups cake flour
- 3/4 Cup sour cream
- 3/4 Cup coffee, hot
For the Cheesecake:
- 2 Packages cream cheese, 16 Ounces total
- 2 eggs
- 2 Teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 Cup granulated sugar
For the Ganache:
- 1 1/2 Cups semi-sweet chocolate
- 1/2 Cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease Bundt pan.
- With an electric mixer, beat butter until creamy. Add sugar and eggs and beat until light and fluffy.
- To the mixture, add cocoa, baking soda, vanilla, and salt. Beat. Add half of the flour, then half the sour cream. Mix well. Repeat with remaining flour and sour cream. Slowly pour in coffee and mix until smooth. Pour into a separate bowl and set aside.
For the Cheesecake:
- With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, vanilla and sugar until light and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well between each addition.
- Pour half of cake mix in Bundt pan. Pour cheesecake mixture on top. Try not to let it hit the sides. You can scoop if easier. Add the rest of the cake mix. Bake 50 to 60 minutes, until cake is no longer jiggly and toothpick comes out clean in centre.
- Allow to cool 30 to 45 minutes before removing from pan and placing on cooling rack.
For the Ganache:
- Place chocolate in a small bowl. Heat heavy cream to hot but not boiling. Pour over chocolate. Wait a few minutes and then stir until smooth.
- Once cake is completely cooled, Pour ganache on top. Spread with spatula. Place in fridge to set, approximately an hour. Serve with fresh berries, whipped cream, or ice cream.
Nutrition
The cream cheese swirl and elegant chocolate ganache topping makes this chocolate mocha Bundt cake really unique. A cheesecake filled chocolate cake makes a great dessert for whenever your sweet tooth cravings hit!
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Do you have to use cake flour>
You can use regular flour in a pinch!
This cake looks amazing, but I HATE coffee… can this be made without the coffee, and replaced with something else?
hi! I have not tried another liquid to replace the coffee, but I would suggest milk or water. That will let the chocolate flavor shine.