Cheesecake-Stuffed Dark Chocolate Cake

Name: Cheesecake-Stuffed Dark Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 26 min
Cook time: 32 min
Total time: 2 h 8 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: Unsweetened cocoa; 1 (18.25-oz.) package devil's food cake mix; 1 (3.4-oz.) package chocolate instant pudding mix; 3 large eggs; 1 ¼ cups milk; 1 cup canola oil; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 ½ teaspoons chocolate extract (optional); 1 teaspoon almond extract; 3 (1.55-oz.) milk chocolate bars, chopped (we tested with Hershey's); 3 (16-oz.) cans homestyle cream cheese frosting; 3 (7.75-oz.) boxes frozen cheesecake bites, coarsely chopped (we tested with Sara Lee); 1 (12-oz.) jar dulce de leche caramel sauce (we tested with Smucker's); Double chocolate rolled wafer cookies, coarsely broken (we tested with Pirouline); Chocolate fudge rolled wafer cookies, coarsely broken (we tested with Pepperidge Farm)

8 Ratings
3 Reviews

Start with a package of devil's food cake mix for this decadent layer cake that's filled with chopped frozen cheesecake bites and chocolate candy bars. The over-the-top cream cheese frosting is drenched with dulce de leche caramel sauce and topped with chocolate cookies.

Recipe by Oxmoor House June 2007

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Credit: Oxmoor House

Recipe Summary

prep:

26 mins

cook:

32 mins

additional:

1 hr 10 mins

total:

2 hrs 8 mins

Yield:

12 servings

Directions

Step 1
Grease 2 (9") round cakepans, and dust with cocoa.

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Step 2
Beat cake mix and next 7 ingredients at low speed with an electric mixer 1 minute; then beat at medium speed 2 minutes. Fold in chopped milk chocolate bars. Pour batter into prepared pans.
Step 3
Bake at 350° for 32 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool cake in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks. Wrap and chill cake layers at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours. (This step enables you to split cake layers with ease.)
Step 4
Using a serrated knife, slice cake layers in half horizontally to make 4 layers. Place 1 layer, cut side up, on a cake plate. Spread with 1/2 cup cream cheese frosting; sprinkle with one-fourth of chopped cheesecake bites. Repeat procedure with remaining 3 layers, frosting, and cheesecake bites, omitting cheesecake bites on top of last layer. Frost sides and top of cake with remaining frosting. Drizzle desired amount of caramel sauce over cake, letting it drip down sides. Chill until ready to serve. Decorate cake with rolled wafer cookies and remaining chopped cheesecake bites. Store in refrigerator.

Source

Christmas with Southern Living 2007

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CookinProgress

06/10/2010

I decided to be adventurous for our family's Christmas celebration, so I chose this recipe. It's not all that difficult, but the results are wonderful. It's so impressive to tell people that you made a 4-layer cake stuffed with another cake! Yum!

cajunsmoker

01/11/2010

I entered this cake in a contest at our church's annual fundraiser last year and it won first place, and was then sold for $80. I have since been asked to make it for many special family events and it is always a huge hit. One of the best recipes I have ever made. Awesome. I have made it with my own cheesecake squares and also with the frozen Sara Lee squares. Outstanding either way.

billybestbaker

12/26/2009

this is the bomb . I made this for Christmas dinner and everyone loved it.

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