Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Sophia Rivera
If you love chocolate cake but enjoy frostings of different flavors, this Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting will delight you. This delicious cake is made with layers of dark chocolate cake and cream cheese that combine textures and make this dessert something spectacular. To decorate this Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, we used chocolate-covered strawberries, but you can use milk chocolate or white chocolate pieces. Would you like this cake for your birthday?
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Ingredients
10
Servings
  • 1 1/2 cups butter, cut into cubes, for cake
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar, for cake
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups cow's milk, for cake
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla essence, for cake
  • 1 1/2 cups cocoa powder, for cake
  • 4 1/2 cups wheat flour, for cake
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda, for cake
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder, for cake
  • 1 teaspoon salt, for cake
  • 1 cup chocolate, melted, for cake
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate, melted, for topping
  • 3/4 cups whipping cream, warm for topping
  • 4 cups cream cheese, for frosting
  • 2 cups icing sugar, for frosting
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla essence, for frosting
  • strawberries, chocolate-covered
Preparation
1h 30 mins
20 mins
Low
  • For the cake, beat the butter with the sugar, add the eggs one at a time, the milk, the vanilla extract, add the sifted dry ingredients, and finally the melted chocolate, beat until you achieve a consistent mixture. Pour into 3 cake pans of 20 cm in diameter and bake for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, cool, and unmold.
  • For the topping, in a bowl mix the melted chocolate with the heavy cream and set aside.
  • For the frosting, beat the cream cheese with the powdered sugar and vanilla extract until you achieve a consistent frosting.
  • For assembling, place one cake layer and cover with cream cheese frosting, place another cake layer and repeat until you have 3 layers. Cover the cake with the remaining frosting and smooth it out with a spatula. Pipe rosettes on the edges, pour the chocolate topping using a small jug, place the strawberries, refrigerate, slice, and enjoy.

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