Chocolate Creme Cakes Recipes

CHOCOLATE ITALIAN CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8-inch round cake pans. Separate the eggs.
• Cream 1/2 cup of the butter, shortening and sugar together. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in 1 teaspoon of the vanilla.
• Sift soda, flour and 1/4 cup cocoa together. Add alternately with buttermilk to the creamed mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Stir in the coconut and 1 cup of the chopped pecans.
• Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form and fold into the batter. Pour batter into the prepared cake pans.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes. Let cakes cool completely before frosting between layers and on sides.
• To Make Frosting: Cream the cream cheese and butter together. Sift confectioner's sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa, beating in a little at a time until well-creamed. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 cup pecans.

CHOCOLATE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using a greased and floured 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack. Cool completely., For filling, in a small saucepan, combine the sugar and flour. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Transfer to a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until completely cool. , In a large bowl, beat the butter and shortening until fluffy. Beat in milk mixture and vanilla until smooth. Split cake into two horizontal layers; spread filling over bottom cake layer. Top with remaining cake layer., For glaze, in a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cocoa and cornstarch. Gradually add water. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla until glaze is smooth. Cool to lukewarm. Spread over top of the cake. Let stand until set. Refrigerate leftovers.

CHOCOLATE CREME CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cake and pudding mixes, oil, water and eggs. Pour into a greased and floured 13x9-in. baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; invert onto a wire rack to cool completely. , In a small saucepan, combine flour and milk until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cool. , In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy; beat in milk mixture until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. , Split cake into two horizontal layers. Spread filling over the bottom layer; cover with top layer. Cut into serving-size pieces. Freeze in an airtight container for up to 1 month. Remove from freezer 1 hour before serving.

CHOCOLATE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C. Grease and line with parchment paper a 10-inch/25 cm cake pan, with quite high sides.
• Boil a full kettle of water and set aside. Have a roasting pan at the ready that will accommodate the cake pan comfortably.
• Put the Cognac or rum, espresso, chocolate and vanilla into a saucepan and melt over a bain-marie.
• Break the eggs into a large glass or metal bowl with the sugar. Set the bowl over a pot of warm water, and beat until the mixture has tripled in volume and has the consistency of whipped cream. This will take about 10 minutes.
• In a separate bowl, whip the cream into peaks.
• Partially fold the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture. Add the whipped heavy cream and continue folding the mixtures until evenly combined. Pour into the cake pan. Set the cake pan into the roasting pan, and slide it into the oven. Now, pour the hot water from the kettle into the roasting pan halfway up the sides of the cake pan.
• Bake until set, about 1 hour. Turn off the oven, open the door and let the cake sit for 15 minutes to sink evenly back into the pan. Remove the cake from the oven and let it sit 30 minutes in the water bath. Remove from the bath and flip the cake onto a platter. Press gold leaf, if using, on the top to decorate. Serve with sweetened whipped cream on the side.

CREME-FILLED CHOCOLATE BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare a 12-cup Bundt pan according to the cake mix package directions. Bake the Devil's food cake according to the package directions. Let cool completely.
• Combine the softened butter and marshmallow creme in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth and well combined. Add the confectioners' sugar and 1 tablespoon cream and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Put the marshmallow creme mixture into a piping bag fitted with a long thin round tip.
• Flip the cake so it is flat-side up and make 12 evenly-spaced holes in the bottom of the cake using a skewer, pressing only halfway down into the cake and wiggling the skewer slightly to widen the holes until they are each about 1 inch wide. Insert the piping tip in each of the hollowed-out holes and pipe in some marshmallow mixture until it starts to ooze out the top of the hole, reserving about 1/4 cup frosting for decorating the top of the cake. Flip the cake flat-side down onto a cake stand or serving platter.
• Put the chocolate chips in a small heatproof bowl. Bring the remaining 1/3 cup cream to a boil in a small saucepan, then pour over the chips. Stir until the chips are melted, then stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Spoon over the cake and let cool until set, about 30 minutes. Pipe connecting loops over the top of the cake with the remaining frosting in the piping bag. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days.

CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease and flour the bottom only of a 9 x 13 inch glass baking dish.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the cake mix, pudding mix, water, vegetable oil, vanilla, and eggs.
• Mix on low for about 30 seconds, and then on medium speed for about 2 minutes.
• Pour cake batter into prepared pan.
• In another large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, and egg with hand mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy.
• Fold in the chocolate chips.
• Spoon the cream cheese filling by tablespoonfuls over the batter.
• Using a table knife, swirl the cream cheese batter back and forth, then turn the pan and swirl it in the opposite direction. When swirling the cream cheese batter, be sure it goes down into the cake batter, not just on the surface.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Cool completely before frosting.
• In a medium sized bowl, beat together the butter, cocoa, milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar until until creamy and well blended.
• Frost the cooled cake.

CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter, oil, and 1 1/4 sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in 2 eggs, one at a time, then stir in the zucchini. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Pour half of the batter into prepared pan.
• Make the filling: In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, 2 tablespoons butter. Combine 1/4 cup sugar and cornstarch; beat into the cream cheese mixture until smooth. Beat in 1 egg, milk and vanilla. Pour over batter in pan, distributing evenly. Pour remaining batter over filing.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

CHOCOLATE CREME CAKES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine cake and pudding mixes, oil, water and eggs, mix well. Pour into a greased and floured 13 in x 9 in x 2 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• In a small saucepan, combine flour and milk until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cool.
• In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla; beat in milk mixture until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes.
• Split cake into two horizontal layers. Spread filling over the bottom layer; cover with top layer. Cut into serving size pieces.
• Freeze in an air tight container for up to 1 month. Remove from the freezer 1 hour before serving.

CHOCOLATE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) round pans. Prepare cake batter as directed on package. Add 1/3 cup dry pudding mix; beat 2 min. Pour into prepared pans. Bake as directed on package for 2 (9-inch) round layers. Cool cakes in pans 10 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
• Mix cream cheese and 2 Tbsp. sugar in medium bowl until blended. Whisk in half the COOL WHIP. Stack cake layers on plate, filling with cream cheese mixture.
• Beat remaining pudding mix, remaining sugar and milk in medium bowl with whisk 1 min. Stir in remaining COOL WHIP. Use to frost top and side of cake.

CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Generously grease a 10 inch Bundt or tube pan (Bundt is best for this recipe).
• Combine sugar, oil and eggs.
• Beat for one minute until smooth.
• Add remaining cake ingredients and beat (mix on medium) for two to three minutes (use a whisk of doing by hand).
• Set batter aside.
• For filling, cream sugar with cream cheese.
• Add vanilla, egg and chocolate chips.
• Blend until smooth.
• Ladle half of batter into pan.
• Spoon filling evenly over this layer.
• Cover with remaining batter.
• Bake for 70 minutes or until cake tests done.
• Top should spring back when touched.
• Let cake cool at least 30 minutes before removing from pan.
• If cake sticks, place on a warm burner to loosen up and help release cake.
• Cake will firm up as it comes to room temperature.
• For glaze, combine all ingredients to form a pourable liquid.
• Thin with hot water if necessary.
• Pour over cooled cake.
• This cake freezes well and keeps for several days covered at room temperature.