Chocolate Cake With Cheesecake Layer

Name: Chocolate Cake With Cheesecake Layer
Ingredients: 1 box dark chocolate cake mix Duncan Hines; 4 ounces chocolate instant pudding; 4 eggs; 1/2 cup oil; 1 cup water; cheesecake layer:; 2 packages cream cheese 8 oz each; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 3 eggs; 2 cans chocolate frosting Duncan Hines light; 1/2 can chocolate frosting DH dark

12 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

1 box dark chocolate cake mix Duncan Hines
4 ounces chocolate instant pudding
4 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 cup water
cheesecake layer:
2 packages cream cheese 8 oz each
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
2 cans chocolate frosting Duncan Hines light
1/2 can chocolate frosting DH dark

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°
2

In mixer bowl put all ingredients for cake. Mix on low speed until moistened.
3

Beat on medium speed for two minutes.
4

Greased two 9 inch cake pans or spray with Pam spray
5

Pour batter into to pans and bake for 35 minutes or until tester comes out clean
6

Cheese cake: grease a 9 inch cake pan and line bottom with wax paper, grease wax paper
7

Reduce oven temperature to 300°. Beat cream cheese in large mixer bowl.
8

Gradually add 1 cup sugar beating until fluffy, add vanilla.
9

Beat in eggs one at a time. Pour into prepared pan
10

Bake for 1 hour or until center is firm. Cool to room temperature then 2 hours in fridge.
11

Assemble: put one chocolate layer top side down on serving plate, frost with thin layer of light frosting. Invert cheesecake on top, remove wax paper. Frost with thin layer of frosting and top with second chocolate cake layer
12

Frost top and sides of cake with light frosting.
13

Microwave 1/2 can of dark frosting and pour over frosted cake letting some drizzle over sides.