Hot chocolate chocolate cake w/ cream cheese frosting. How to make chocolate cream cheese frosting! This recipe is made with cocoa powder and is simple, fool-proof, and richly chocolaty. It's creamy and smooth but is still sturdy enough for piping and would be the perfect complement to your favorite cake or cupcake recipe!

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Ingredients of Hot chocolate chocolate cake w/ cream cheese frosting

It's 2 cups of flour.
You need 1 cup of sugar.
Prepare 1 1/2 tablespoon of baking soda.
Prepare 1 1/2 tablespoon of baking powder.
Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
Prepare 9 packets of hot chocolate mix.
Prepare 1 tablespoon of vanilla.
Prepare 3 of large eggs.
You need 3/4 cups of oil.
It's 1 cup of milk.
It's 1 cup of boiling water.
You need 1 package of cream cheese.
You need 3/4 cup of butter unsalted.
It's 1 cup of powdered sugar.

For the cream cheese frosting: Beat the cream cheese and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until thoroughly combined and smooth. Spoon the remaining frosting onto the cake and smooth evenly over the entire cake with the offset spatula. Dust lightly with cocoa powder and.. The cream cheese cuts the sweetness and gives it a wonderful tangy flavor.

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..

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