Hershey’s Chocolate Cheesecake Cake is a rich and decadent combo of my favorite chocolate cheesecake and Hershey’s “Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Cake recipe and frosting, surrounded with lots of chocolate chips! This cake is definitely a chocolate lover’s dream!
If you are truly a chocoholic you will love this decadent Triple Chocolate Cheesecake with Oreo Crust, too!
Hershey’s Chocolate Cake and Cheesecake Dessert
Finally, I’m sharing a real chocolate cake recipe here on my blog. And it’s been more than a year since I published my Christmas Chocolate Toffee Cake Recipe. In the meantime, there was Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake Minis, Reese’s Peanut Butter Christmas Trees, Homemade Almond Joy Candy Bars and so on. But not even one decadent chocolate cake for true chocolate lovers.
Whit this in mid, I was thinking what should I make, considering that the holiday season started. And chocolate cake was my first choice. But when it’s about chocolate cake, I usually use my favorite go-to recipe. And that is and Hershey’s “Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Cake. At first, I used this simple and easy ONE BOWL CHOCOATE CAKE RECIPE for my OMG Chocolate Chocolate Cake. Then for Oreo Cheesecake Chocolate Cake, decadent Nutella Chocolate Cake and Tuxedo Cake. Also, I used it even for Chocolate Poke Cake and Hershey’s Smore’s Cupcakes.
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However, this simple one bowl recipe makes the best chocolate cake. It’s very rich and flavorful. But also super moist and makes perfect base for any kind of frosting you can think of.
And this time I stick to the Hershey’s recipe and make their “Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Frosting. But that was not enough for the occasion, since this cake should be really awesome Christmas dessert. So, I added chocolate cheesecake layer in the center to make this Hershey’s Chocolate Cheesecake Cake.
Best Chocolate Cheesecake with Chocolate Chips
Chocolate cheesecake is my favorite dessert. Moreover, Triple Chocolate Cheesecake with Oreo Crust, that I shared a few years ago here on my blog, is my most visited recipe ever. It’s still very popular. So, I decided to mix this two of my favorite recipes and create one amazing cake for Christmas gathering- Hershey’s Chocolate Cheesecake Cake! And I think succeeded! So try, and judge for yourself!
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Chocolate Poke Cake is quadruple chocolate treat-rich chocolate cake infused with delicious mixture of melted chocolate and sweetened condensed milk, topped with chocolate whipped cream and chocolate chips.
If you are a real chocoholic, love cheesecake and are an Oreo addict, then there is only one solution for you, the decadent Triple Chocolate Cheesecake with Oreo Crust.
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Hershey’s Chocolate Cheesecake Cake
Prep Time: 45 minutes- Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Total Time: 6 hours 5 minutes
Yield: 16 slices 1x
Category: Desserts
Method: Oven
Cuisine: American
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Hershey’s Chocolate Cheesecake Cake is a rich and decadent combo of my favorite chocolate cheesecake and Hershey’s “Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Cake recipe and frosting, surrounded with lots of chocolate chips! This cake is definitely a chocolate lover’s dream!
Ingredients
For Chocolate Cheesecake:
- 16 oz. cream cheese-softened at room temperature
- ½ cup sugar
- 3 eggs-slightly beaten with a fork
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- ¼ cup sour cream- room temperature
- 5 oz. milk chocolate-melted
For Chocolate Cake:
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup+ 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. salt
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 ½ tsp. vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup boiling water
Chocolate Frosting:
- ½ cup unsalted butter-melted
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup milk (or more if needed)
- 1 ½ tsp. vanilla extract
- About 2 cups chocolate chips for garnish
Instructions
To make the cheesecake:
- Preheat the oven to 325 F. Spray 8.5 inch springform pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper. Then wrap the springform pan in 2 layers of aluminum foil to make sure no water leaks in when you place it in water bath later.
- First, mix softened cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract just to combine. Then, add slightly beaten eggs and mix on low speed just to combine, do not overmix it. Fold in sour cream. Finally, fold in melted chocolate. Pour in prepared springform pan and smooth the top.
- Place springform pan in larger roasting pan and filled with hot water halfway through. Bake 40-50 minutes until the edges has set and the center is just barely jiggly, but firm to touch.
- Lift springform pan from water bath and place it on the counter to cool at room temperature. Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
To make the Chocolate Cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease two 8.5 inch round cake pan, line the bottom with parchment paper, grease the paper an flour the pan.
- In a bowl stir together dry ingredients: sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, soda and salt. Add eggs, milk, vanilla and oil and mix on medium speed for two minutes. Pour in boiling water and mix just to combine.
- Divide the batter evenly between the pans and bake 20-25 minutes, until the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean with a few moist crumbs attached. Cool the cake in the pans for 10-15 minutes, then invert on rack to cool completely.
Chocolate Frosting:
- When the cakes are cooled, and the cheesecake has firmed, make the frosting.
- Stir together melted butter and cocoa powder. Add powdered sugar, milk and vanilla and mix until smooth. If the frosting is too thick add additional tablespoon of milk at the time, and if it’s to thin add powdered sugar to reach spreading consistency.
To assemble the cake:
- First place one cake layer onto serving plate and spread thin layer of frosting.
- Remove the cheesecake from the fridge, remove the foil from springform pan, then remove the ring from springform pan. Run a thin metal spatula under the cheesecake to remove it from the bottom and transfer the cheesecake onto a serving plate (or simply invert he cheesecake onto cake layer and lift the bottom of the pan and peel off baking paper).
- Top cheesecake with thin layer of frosting, too.
- Place second chocolate cake layer. Spread remaining frosting on top and sides of the cake to cover completely.
- Finally, garnish the sides with chocolate chips. Store the cake in the fridge.
14 comments
Wow! What a decadent looking cake! I also use the Hershey’s Chocolate Cake recipe and you have turned it into a beautiful, rich looking masterpiece! Well done. Thanks for sharing. I enjoy your blog very much. Merry Christmas.
The mouth-watering look and flavor of this chocolate cheese cake compel you to go for it . When i read this idea i decided to go for it. Now i am planning to make it at my place and share with my loved ones.
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love ur cakes nd u as well
Made the perfectly perfect chocolate chocolate cheesecake for my birthday. This cake was wonderful!!! Well worth the time to make. Everyone was raving about it..delicious.
I am glad to heard that! Thank you for ratings 🙂
Looks amazing trying it for my Mom’s Birthday!
What steps did you use to get the boiling water?
On the stove top? Or in the microwave? Does it have to be a hard boil or a low boil? Thank you!
Hi Nicole, boil it on stove top.
I put my cheesecake on the middle level of my oven for the first 20 minutes with the hottest water from my tap in its an in the bottom of the oven Then at the 20 minute point I moved the water pan up to the middle rack and finished the cheesecake in the water pan
Hi. How far ahead can the frosting be made? Thank you
Can you use 9” pans? I don’t have 8.5” pans.
thanks for sharing it i just love it
This chocolate cheesecake was amazing! Made It for my husbands birthday we are chocolate lovers and everyone loved It! Thank tou
Made this cake myself and was worried how thin the cheesecake seemed to be but after I got it all put together and frosted it then cut it the cheesecake layer was perfect. Awesome decadent cake.