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Hersheys Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Filling & Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream

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This is PAST incredible, seriously….I don’t make cakes from scratch often, not because I don’t like them more than a box mix, but who has the time?

This one I wanted to do for awhile now, my mother has been asking me to make her a chocolate cake & when I do anything, I always tend to go overboard, in a good way 🙂

The result is this fantastic 3-layer Hersheys Chocolate cake with filled with Whipped Cream Cheese icing , then frosted with Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream!

Now, thats a mouthful… a mouthful of delicious CAKE! 😉

 

Minimal effort for such an incredible cake!

make sure you check out my ‘cake series’ here on the blog- many many cakes !

A huge glass of cold milk & I was in heaven! My family loved it & was raving about it all night.

Old pics below from when I first started the blog 🙂

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 Perfect chocolately goodness!

The Whipped Cream cheese filling fits beautifully with this cake, not too sweet, just right …in every bite!

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One of the biggest challenges making this cake, was trying to not eat the whole thing myself LOL

My mother couldn’t have been happier when I arrived at her house with this in hand 🙂

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It’s not difficult at all to make this cake, it comes out moist, not too sweet and will seriously have your taste buds dancing with happiness with every bite 😉

Hersheys Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Filling & Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream

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INGREDIENTS
  

Chocolate Cake

  • Adapted from Hershey's
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 & 3/4 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 & 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 & 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk or heavy Cream
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 cup boiling water

For the Whipped Cream Cheese Buttercream

  • 1 cup cream cheese
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 4 cups powdered sugar

For the Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream

  • 3/4 cup of butter
  • 3/4 cup of cream cheese
  • 1 & 3/4 cups Hersheys cocoa powder
  • 5 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons whole Milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS

Hersheys Chocolate Cake

  • First, preheat your oven to 350F.
  • Spray 3 round cake pans with cooking spray
  • Dust the pans lightly with flour, set aside.
  • In a Large mixing bowl or kitchenaid mixer combine the Flour, Hersheys cocoa, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and the salt.
  • Add in the milk, oil, eggs and the vanilla extract & mix until everything is thoroughly incorporated. Once all combined, stir in the boiling water last; mix again, the batter will be very thin.
  • Pour the batter evenly in each of the sprayed/floured cake pans
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of each layer comes out clean. Once fully baked, remove from oven & allow the 3 cakes to cool for at least 10-15 minutes before removing them.
  • Once removed, transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.
  • I always use a cake leveler to make sure the layers are even, you can also use a serrated knife
  • While they finish cooling, prepare your frostings.

Whipped Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting Instructions

  • Whip the cream cheese & the butter with an electric mixer on high speed for about 30 seconds. Once combined begin adding in 1/2 cup of powdered sugar at time, making sure each half cup is fully incorporated before mixing in another 1/2 cup., add in the vanilla extract & whip one last time for about 30 more seconds on high and beat one minute more until nice & fluffy

Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting Inctructions

  • In a large bowl beat the butter & cream cheese with an electric mixer and begin adding in the powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time again
  • add in the cocoa and the milk & vanilla
  • Whip all of the ingredients until they are thoroughly incorporated
  • Beat at High speed for about one minute or until fluffy.

Once you are ready to assemble the cake

  • Level the cakes with a cake leveler to assure perfect stacking of the cake layers
  • Place the bottom layer on a cake plate.
  • Spread 3/4 cup of the cream cheese buttercream filling over the bottom cake layer
  • Top with the second leveled layer and repeat the process.
  • Lastly, top with the third layer.
  • Frost just the very top with the remaining Whipped cream cheese buttercream & refrigerate for about 15 minutes
  • Finally, remove from the refrigerator & frost the top layer gently with the chocolate cream cheese buttercream & all over the sides of the cake.
  • Refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • ENJOY!

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Comments

  1. Diane Petty says

    I am fed up with trying cake recipes that are supposed to be amazing and then disappointed………..however you were exactly right, it is a wonderful recipe and the cake results perfect. I baked mine in 7 inch tins as you did not stipulate the size, but really 8 inch maybe even 9 inch would be best as It has baked up very deep indeed in such small tins. It was made for an order so small tins were my best bet. I did reduce the sugar in the frostings, so which yes there was tons, by but a big amount and it is plenty sweet enough. Thank you very much for such a fab recipe. I have only been able to taste the crumbs but can tell the cake itself it great, I will make it for the office next week. Thank you again.

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  4. penni says

    I used the Hershey’s Cocoa to dust the pans instead of flour,it has a better flavor and doesn’t leave white dust on your cakes. The Hershey’sCake is an Amazing cake,I use it everytime I am in need of a chocolate cake,always delicious and moist.

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  5. Diane R says

    I’ve been baking pies with Splenda (Splenda for half or one-third of the sugar amount, the rest regular sugar). Has anyone tried this with cakes? If so, how did it work?

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    • Betty Harvey says

      It looks delicious,I am getting ready for a bake sale in November. This cake sounds expensive to make, but I enjoy baking. How much would you suggest I should sell this cake for?

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  14. Beverlee Lewis says

    I have been making Hershey’s chocolate cake for many, many years and it is the best! It’s the family favorite and most requested for almost everyone’s birthday. I use Hershey’s chocolate buttercream recipe for frosting as I am not a fan of cream cheese icing! Best cake and easiest cake to make!

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  15. Michelle Clines says

    I love this recipe. Any time I’ve had to use cocoa powder I have always used Hershey’s. I had a recipe for a delicious chocolate bundt cake that my mother-in-law gave me and I can’t find it. So now I have a new chocolate cake recipe. Can’t wait to try it.

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