Fredas Chocolate Dream Cheese Cake Recipes

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 LOVER'S DREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Generously grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening and lightly flour, or spray with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, mix cake mix, chocolate milk, butter, eggs, sour cream and dry pudding mix with spoon until well blended (batter will be very thick). Stir in 2 cups chocolate chips. Spoon into pan.
• Bake 56 to 64 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 10 minutes. Turn pan upside down onto cooling rack or heatproof serving plate; remove pan. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
• Place 1 cup chocolate chips in small heatproof bowl. In 1-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream to simmering; pour over chips. Let stand 5 minutes; stir until smooth. Drizzle glaze over cake. Sprinkle with 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips. Drizzle caramel topping over cake. Sprinkle with toffee bits and chopped candy. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

BEST CHOCOLATE-CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®) with cooking spray.
• Mix cocoa powder and hot coffee together in a bowl. Whisk in milk to thin and cool mixture; be sure cocoa is dissolved.
• Stir flour, salt, and baking powder together in a bowl.
• Cream sugar, butter, and cream cheese together in a bowl using an electric mixer until white and fluffy like frosting, about 5 minutes. Mix in vanilla extract. Add eggs and egg yolks, 1 at a time, mixing completely after each addition. Add half the flour mixture; mix until incorporated. Stir in the cocoa-milk mixture; add the remaining flour mixture. Blend well. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into a few places comes out dry, 70 to 90 minutes.

LEMON DREAM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs, butter and sugar. Press onto bottom and 2 in. up the inside of a greased 10-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in cream, lemon juice, flour, lemon zest, extracts and, if desired, food coloring. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour into crust. Return pan to baking sheet., Bake 55-65 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan.

CHEESECAKE DREAMS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar and pecans. Stir in butter until crumbly. Set aside 1/3 cup for topping. Press remaining mixture into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° until lightly browned, 12-15 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, milk, lemon juice and vanilla. Pour over crust; sprinkle with reserved pecan mixture. , Bake until firm, 20-25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into 16 squares, then cut each square in half diagonally. Store in the refrigerator.

CHEESECAKE DREAMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º. Grease 8x8 baking pan.
• In a smal bowl, mix first 3 ingredients. Stir in melted butter until well combined. Reserve 1/3 cup mixture. Pat the remaining mixture into pan. Bake 12 to 15 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in mixer bowl at medium speed until smooth. Beat in remaining ingredients. Pour over baked crust, sprinkle on remaining crumbs. Bake 25 minutes until set. Cool on wire rack.
• When cool, cut into 2 inch squares. Cut each square in half diagonally. Store in refrigerator.

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.