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Hersheys Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Filling

Hersheys Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Filling is a moist cocoa rich layer cake filled with smooth vanilla cream cheese and finished with a glossy chocolate ganache.
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Ingredients
  

For the Chocolate Cake

  • 1¾ cups all purpose flour
  • ¾ cup Hershey’s cocoa powder
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1½ teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup boiling water

For the Cream Cheese Filling

  • 16 oz cream cheese softened
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Ganache Topping

  • 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
  • ½ cup heavy cream

For Garnish Optional

  • Whipped cream
  • Chocolate shavings or sprinkles
  • Rainbow nonpareils

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease and flour two 9 inch cake pans.
  • Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • Mix in the eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla until smooth.
  • Stir in the boiling water to create a thin batter.
  • Divide batter between pans and bake 30 to 35 minutes until set.
  • Beat cream cheese with sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth, then chill.
  • Spread filling over one cooled cake layer and top with the second layer.
  • Heat cream, pour over chocolate chips, and stir until smooth.
  • Pour ganache over the cake, letting it drip naturally.
  • Top with whipped cream or sprinkles and rest before slicing.