Cheese Swirled Chocolate Bundt Cake

Preparing the batter

Right out of the oven.

Ready to serve.

This dessert is perfect for Christmas or Thanksgiving dinner.

Recipe:  Serves 12

Ingredients:


Cheese Filling:
1 cup of cream cheese (8oz)
1/4 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 cup of semisweet chocolate chips or milk chocolate


Cake:
2 large eggs
1 cup of canola oil
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
3 cups of all-purpose flour
2/3 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup of buttermilk
1 cup of finely chopped walnuts
2 Tbsp. of confectioner's sugar


Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.  Butter a bundt pan and sprinkle flour.


Cheese Filling:
Using a mixer, mix the cream cheese, 1/4 cup of sugar, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon of vanilla, and 1 cup of chocolate chips until well blended and smooth.  Set aside.


Cake:
Beat the 2 eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla until smooth.  In another bowl, combine the flour, the cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.  Toss together.
Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture with the buttermilk until well blended.  Stir in the nuts.  


Spoon half the chocolate batter into the bundt pan and then pour slowly the cheese filling over.  Finish with the remaining batter over the top.


Bake for an 1hr and 15 minutes, no more or the chocolate will burn.  Cool for 20 minutes then flip it over onto a plate and sprinkle confectioner sugar over the cake.


Ready to serve but to enhance this already delicious cake you can add some strawberry topping to the side.


1/2 cup of sugar 
strawberries
Cook on med low heat until soft.