Dark Chocolate Cream Cheese Cake

11 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 1 hr
Ready In: 1 hr 15 min

“A rich chocolate cake with a nutty cream cheese frosting. It's a nice recipe and you will love it!” - by Lani Pardillo

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Original recipe yields 1 - 9x13 inch pan

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Combine the hot water and instant coffee, then add to the dry ingredients along with the oil, vinegar, vanilla and eggs. Mix until smooth and well blended. Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with the 1/4 cup of sugar.
Bake for 45 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Make the topping while the cake is cooling. In a medium-size mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and egg until smooth. Stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts. Spread over cooled cake.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (24 total)

Calories
305 cal
15%

Fat
15.7 g
24%

Carbs
39.2 g
13%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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LUX

May. 12, 2003

"The kids just love this recipe!!! And I just love to make it!!!..." See more"

angela

Aug. 22, 2007

"I have made many cakes from scratch and this is the worst cake I have ever tasted. The cream cheese icing does not go well with the chocolate cake. The cake tasted strange. Maybe because it calls f..." See moreor baking soda then vinegar. It fizzed after adding the vinegar. I do not recommend making this cake. I did not taste good. I followed the directions exactly as listed. Please don't this cake."

KELABELE

Aug. 29, 2003

"only used half of the oil required. turned out fine. frosting does not cover cake, so i mixed it with a jar of cream cheese-flavored frosting from the store and it turned out great :)..." See more"

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