Dark Chocolate Cream Cheese Cake

A rich chocolate cake with a nutty cream cheese frosting. It's a nice recipe and you will love it!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 305 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
• ⅔ cup vegetable oil
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 2 cups hot water
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.

Step 2

In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Combine the hot water and instant coffee, then add to the dry ingredients along with the oil, vinegar, vanilla and eggs. Mix until smooth and well blended. Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with the 1/4 cup of sugar.

Step 3

Bake for 45 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Step 4

Make the topping while the cake is cooling. In a medium-size mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and egg until smooth. Stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts. Spread over cooled cake.