Hot chocolate chocolate cake w/ cream cheese frosting. Hot chocolate chocolate cake w/ cream cheese frosting Well I'm known for just having an idea and seeing how it comes out, and my two lil munchkins don't mind being the testers lol, so here is a awesome recipe using hot chocolate mix enjoy frosting made with cream cheese and hot chocolate powder. Beat in the sugar until well combined. Split the batter among the custard cups.
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Rich chocolate cake topped with toasted marshmallow, this cake is perfect for a get together or party.
And as for frosting, it needed to be tangy, but salty to really make the chocolate and citrus flavors sing; cream cheese would be the best base for that.
You can cook Hot chocolate chocolate cake w/ cream cheese frosting using 14 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Hot chocolate chocolate cake w/ cream cheese frosting
- Prepare of flour.
- Prepare of sugar.
- Prepare of baking soda.
- You need of baking powder.
- You need of salt.
- You need of hot chocolate mix.
- Prepare of vanilla.
- It's of large eggs.
- It's of oil.
- Prepare of milk.
- It's of boiling water.
- Prepare of cream cheese.
- Prepare of butter unsalted.
- Prepare of powdered sugar.
So behold, this cake — it's definitely not the red velvet I initially set out to make, but it's a cake that shouldn't be swept aside anyway. It almost has a whipped consistency, and it tastes absolutely delicious. I use it when I want a rich & smooth chocolate frosting. It is my go-to frosting, and my family is always asking me to use it.
Hot chocolate chocolate cake w/ cream cheese frosting step by step
- Start with your flour, sugar, baking soda and powder, salt, hot cocoa packets, and vanilla. Mix..
- Add your eggs to the mix, add milk and oil. Mix well.
- Once everything is incorporated add the boiling water and mix well. Mixture will be watery..
- Add cake mix to your choice of pan this batter can make a two layer cake for round pans or as I did in a fluted bunds pan. Make sure you grease your pan..
- You want to bake for 30-35 min in a 350 degree oven. until knife or tooth pick comes out clean..
- While cake is baking start your yummy frosting. What is cake with no frosting. You want your cream cheese room temp so keep it out if your making this straight away..
- I usually mix this by hand with a whisk because I'm a glutton for punishment but you can use your mixer. In a bowl add your cream cheese a splash of vanilla and butter please unsalted unless you like salty frosting. Mix or cream mixture together, once smooth incorporate the powdered sugar slowly that way you can taste as you go until your desired sweetness, then add hot cocoa powder and continue to mix well. Once smooth and creamy set aside..
- Once cake is done and totally cooled turn onto serving plate. Go crazy with frosting. I don't feel you can overdo frosting so have fun. Cake is not super sweet and frosting is light and not overwhelmingly sweet. Please enjoy, share and comment..
I cannot even remember where I found it because I have been using it for so long. I usually end up doubling the recipe, which is the perfect amount for a two-layer cake. This Guinness chocolate cake is a very impressive dessert paired with silky smooth brown butter cream cheese frosting. It is very easy to make and perfect for St. The cake won't taste like coffee, but the chocolate flavor will definitely be accentuated.