Chocolate Layer Cake with Cherry Cheesecake Filling and Frosting. Browse For Yummy & Hassle-Free Cake & Cupcake Recipes From Kraft®. Chocolate Layer Cake with Cherry Cheesecake Filling and Frosting A moist chocolate cake layered and covered with a fluffy, creamy no bake cherry cheesecake. This cake needs a few hours for the cheesecake to firm up in the refrigerator for the best flavor an be easy to slice.

Spread a layer of frosting on top of chocolate cake. Next, layer cheesecake and top with chocolate icing. Place second chocolate cake and ice with frosting on top and on the sides. You can cook Chocolate Layer Cake with Cherry Cheesecake Filling and Frosting using 23 ingredients and 21 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chocolate Layer Cake with Cherry Cheesecake Filling and Frosting

1. You need of FOR CHOCOLATE CAKE.
2. Prepare 1 1/4 cups of hot water.
3. You need 1/2 teaspoon of instant coffee granules.
4. Prepare 1 cup of unsweetented cocoa powder.
5. You need 2 cups of granulated sugar.
6. Prepare 2 1/2 cups of all purpose flour.
7. Prepare 1 teaspoon of salt.
8. You need 1 1/4 cups of sour cream.
9. Prepare 2 1/2 of teaspooons baking soda.
10. It's 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
11. It's 3 of large eggs.
12. It's 1 cup of plus 2 tablespoons canola oil.
13. Prepare of FOR CHERRY CHEESECAKE FILLING AND TOPPING.
14. It's 3-8 ounce of packages cream cheese, at room temperature.
15. It's 1 cup of good quality cherry preserves.
16. You need 1 1/2 cup of confectioner's sugar.
17. You need 1/8 teaspoon of salt.
18. You need 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
19. Prepare 2 cups of cold neavy whipping cream.
20. It's 3/4 teaspoon of cherry extract.
21. It's of GARNISH.
22. It's of red, white and heart sprinkles as needed.
23. Prepare of chocolate shavings as needed.

Sprinkle almonds on sides or top. Simply bake the cake mix according to the package directions in two round cake pans, and frost the layers with the sweetened coconut sour cream filling. Using whipped cream as the frosting with a little more coconut flakes added to the top is a fantastic presentation as well as so light and tasty. Put a piece of parchment on the counter.

Chocolate Layer Cake with Cherry Cheesecake Filling and Frosting step by step

1. Prehest oven to 3050. Spay a 10 inch cake pan with 3 inch sides with bakers spray.
2. In a bowl whisk hot water, coffee granules and cocoa powder until smooth.
3. In another bowl whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.
4. In a third large bowl beat eggs, vanilla and sugar until well combined and pale, add oil and sour cream and stir in then stir in flour mixture, then cocoa mixtire until smooth.
5. Pour into prepared pan.
6. Bake 35 to 40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out just clean. Cool on rack 20 minutes before removing from pan to cool completely.
7. When cake is completely cool, cut it in half with a large sharp knife to have 2 layers.
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9. PREPARE CHERRY CHEESECAKE FILLING.
10. Beat cream cheese until smooth.
11. Beat in confectioner's sugar, vanilla and cherry extract , salt and cherry preserves.
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13. In a seperate cold large bowl beat heavy whipping cream until it holds firm peaks.
14. Fold whipped cream and cherry cream cheese mixture until uniform in color.
15. Place one layer of cake on serving plate.
16. Cover with 2/3 of the cheesecake mixture.
17. Top with remaining cake layer.
18. Cover top and sides with temaing cherry cheese cake mixture.
19. Garnish with red and white and heart sprinkles and chocolate shavings. Refrigerate at least 6hoursor overnight to firm up cheesecake.
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Invert the cake onto it and peel off the parchment. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Prick the cooled cakes all over with a toothpick. Top with the second layer and repeat.