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Chocolate and Vanilla Cake with Cream Cheese Filling, Strawberries, and Almonds

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Looking for a no-fail birthday or event cake? This chocolate and vanilla layer cake is everyone’s favorite! Topped with chocolate dipped strawberries, sliced almonds, and filled with cream cheese filling, this delicious cake is definitely at the top of our list.

To make this cake, it surely isn’t a one-step process but it isn’t that hard either! All you need are two pans and two easy-to-make cake recipes that we’ve shared below. The cream cheese filling is also much more healthier than your standard buttercream icing that’s filled with nothing but butter and sugar! If you are searching for a healthier alternative, try this cake out and let us know what you think!

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Chocolate and Vanilla Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients:
 
Vanilla Cake Layer
 
  1. 1 cup of sour cream
  2. 2 large eggs
  3. ½ cup Sugar
  4. Pinch of salt
  5. 1 ¾ tsp baking powder
  6. 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  7. 3 tsp vanilla extract
  8. 3 tsp rum
  9. 2 cups all purpose flour
Chocolate Cake Layer
 
  1. 3 large eggs
  2. 1 cup sugar
  3. 1 1/3 cup all purpose flour
  4. 2 tsp cornstarch
  5. ½ cup pure cocoa
  6. 2 tsp baking powder
  7. ¼ tsp baking soda
  8. Pinch of salt
  9. ½ cup vegetable oil
  10. 2 tsp vanilla extract
  11. 2 tsp rum
  12. ¾ cup water
Cream Cheese Whipped Cream
 
  1. 1 8-ounce package of cream cheese, softened at room temperature for an hour
  2. 2 cups whipping cream
  3. 4 tbsp powdered sugar
  4. 2 tsp vanilla extract
  5. Sliced strawberries
Directions:
 
To Make Cake
 
  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and line with parchment paper two 9” round cake pans. (Make sure to grease the parchment paper again!)
  2. For vanilla cake, whisk together sour cream, eggs, sugar, salt, baking powder, vegetable, oil, vanilla, flour, and rum. Keep mixing until smooth and pour into one of the prepared pans. Bake for 35-40 minutes until golden on top.
  3. Remove from oven, allow to cool for 10 minutes and then turn out onto cooling rack.
  4. To make chocolate cake, whisk together all of the dry ingredients and then add in the eggs, oil, vanilla, rum, and mix until smooth. Slowly add in the water and keep mixing until the batter is smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 35 minutes.
  5. Remove cake from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack.
  6. Slice the cooled cakes in half horizontally and place one of the vanilla layers on a plate. Now make the filling.
How to Make Filling
 
  1. Whip the cream cheese in a small bowl until soft and aerated. In a separate larger bowl, whip the cream until soft peaks form. Scrape in the cream cheese and whip on high speed until stiff peaks form. Beat in sugar and vanilla.
  2. Keep in the fridge until ready to use.
How to Assemble the Cake
 
  1. Frost all layers of the cake and place strawberries on each layer. To decorate I sprinkled sliced almonds on the sides and then dipped strawberries in chocolate to garnished the top.

 

Easy Halloween Pumpkin-Chocolate Marble Cake

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CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN MARBLE CAKE  / EMILY CARLIN / CC BY

 

Fall is here, making pumpkin a staple in our kitchen when it comes to baking. From pumpkin pie, to pumpkin strudel, muffins, and cake, what is there not to love about this sweet, low-calorie food that swings us into the Halloween spirit! The bunt cake we are showcasing today is SUPER EASY to make and makes the perfect combination of pumpkin and chocolate – marbled! After all, a cake isn’t a cake without a dash of chocolate! And did we forget to mention, the glaze is made out of cream cheese? Now we’ve definitely got you hooked…

Easy Halloween Pumpkin-Chocolate Marble Cake

 
Pumpkin chocolate marble bundt cake with cream cheese frosting.
                                       
                                       Cook Time
                                       1 hr 10 min
 
Directions:
 
Pumpkin Cake Batter
 
  1. .75 cups unsalted butter
  2. 3 large eggs
  3. 1 ¼ cups pumpkin, canned
  4. ½ cup granulated sugar
  5. 1 ¾ cups white all purpose flour
  6. 1 tsp vanilla extract
  7. 1 tsp baking powder
  8. 1/2 tsp salt
  9. 1 tsp cinnamon
  10. ½ tsp nutmeg or allspice
  11. Orange food coloring
Chocolate Cake Batter
 
  1. .75 cups unsalted butter
  2. 3 large eggs
  3. 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  4. 1 tsp vanilla extract
  5. 1 cup white all purpose flour
  6. 1 tsp baking powder
  7. ½ tsp salt
  8. ¾ cups cocoa powder
Cream Cheese Frosting
 
  1. 4 ounces of cream cheese at room temperature
  2. ½ cup confectioner’s sugar
  3. 1 tsp salt
  4. 1 tbsp lemon juice
  5. 3 tbsp milk, add more if needed
Instructions:
 
  1. Grease/flour bunt pan and preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. To make pumpkin batter, beat butter and eggs until light and fluffy. Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix until combined. Add a few drops of food coloring to make the batter more orange.
  3.  Follow the same steps to make the chocolate cake batter and then pour in half of the pumpkin batter into the bundt pan. Now pour in half of the chocolate batter, then again the pumpkin batter, and finish off with the chocolate batter again.
  4. Use a knife to gently swirl the cake batters together and create a marbled effect. Bake for about 70 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  5. Remove from oven and let the cake cool in pan for 10 minutes, before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.
To Make Cream Cheese Frosting
 
  1. Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese on high until light and fluffy. Slowly add in sugar and keep beating until combined. Add in salt, lemon juice and milk, and mix on low until frosting comes out smooth without clumps. If glaze is too thick to pour, add in more milk 1 tbsp at a time.

Birthday Hummingbird Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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This delicious Hummingbird cake is will give you an explosion of flavour in just one bite! Stacked between four layers of vanilla cream cheese frosting and a crunchy choice of either pecans or walnuts, you really can’t go wrong with this traditional southern cake. Perfect for a birthday party, family get-together, or even a corporate event – take this opportunity to impress your bosses! 

 

Birthday Cream Cheese Hummingbird Cake

 
Layered hummingbird with cream cheese frosting and your choice of pecans or walnuts!
 
Ingredients:
 
For Cake
 
  1. 3 cups flour
  2. 1.5 cups sugar
  3. 1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped and toasted
  4. 1 tsp lemon zest
  5. 1 tsp baking soda
  6. 2 tsp cinnamon
  7. 1/2 tsp salt
  8. 3 eggs, beaten
  9. 1 cup oil
  10. 2 tsp vanilla extract
  11. 1 can crushed pineapple (8 ounce can)
  12. 2 bananas, chopped and ripe!
For Frosting
 
  1. 2 packages cream cheese at room temp (2 8oz packages)
  2. 1 cup of butter, at room temp (250g)
  3. 3 cups powdered sugar
  4. 2 tsp vanilla extract
  5. 1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped and toasted

Directions:

To Make Cake
 
  1. Preheat oven to 350F and grease two 9” round cake pans. Cut out parchment paper to line the pans and then grease that too.
  2. Whisk together the flour, sugar, pecans/walnuts, lemon zest, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
  3. In another bowl, beat together the eggs, oil, and vanilla extract. Mix in pineapple and then mix into flour mixture. Pour batter into pans and bake for about 45 mins. Cool in pans for 20 mins before turning out onto cooling rack.
To Make Frosting
 

Using a mixer, beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add in sugar then vanilla, beating constantly.

To Assemble
 

Slice both cake layers in half and spread each layer with 1 cup of frosting. Spread the remainder of the frosting all over the top and sides of the cake and decorate as desired!

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/hummingbird-cake-1

The ORIGINAL Marble Cupcakes With Buttercream Frosting – Super Easy!

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These marble cupcakes really hit the bulls eye topped with creamy vanilla and chocolate buttercream frosting! Marble cake has so many different versions, but we’ve never done it before with marbled icing. This recipe is easy peasy, and you probably already have all the ingredients in your pantry!

The ORIGINAL Marble Cupcakes With Buttercream Frosting – Super Easy!

 

Ingredients:

For Cupcakes

  1. 2/3 Cups unsalted butter
  2. 2/3 Cups sugar
  3. 3 large eggs
  4. ½ Tsp salt
  5. 1 1/2 Cups flour
  6. 2 Tsp baking powder
  7. 1 Tsp baking soda
  8. 50 ml of milk
  9. 2 Tsp vanilla extract
  10. 3 Tbsp Cocoa Powder
For Chocolate and Vanilla Icing
  1. 1 Cup butter
  2. 450g Philadelphia cream cheese, chopped into chunks
  3. 8 Cups icing sugar
  4. 2 Tbsp milk
  5. 60g Cocoa powder
  6. 1 Tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:

To Make Cupcakes
 
  1. Preheat oven to 356F and line cupcake tray with cupcake cups. Using an electric mixer, whip butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  2. Mix in eggs, milk, and vanilla extract. Slowly mix in flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda until well combined.
  3. Place half of the mixture in another bowl and add the cocoa powder to one of the bowls.
  4. Spoon a bit of the vanilla and a bit of the chocolate batter into your cupcake cups and use a knife to carefully wiggle through your cupcake. Bake for about 20 minutes.
To Make Icing
 
  1. Using an electric mixer, whip butter until light and fluffy. Slowly add in cream cheese chunks and whip just until combined, being careful to not over-mix.
  2. Slowly add in icing sugar and milk. Divide icing into two bowls and in one add the vanilla extract and in the other add the cocoa powder. Now add vanilla extract or Cocoa powder and mix until well combined.
  3. Place icing into a piping bag and pipe your cupcakes!

The Most Delicious Red Velvet Cake

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Soft, moist, and delicious, this red velvet cake is TO DIE FOR! For Valentine’s Day, birthday parties, holidays, and get togethers, this gorgeous red beauty is the perfect choice of cake for any occasion!  Filled with a sweet chocolate ganache and cream cheese frosting, you really can’t get any better than this. Red velvet is a huge hit down in the south, with it being one of the most favorite cakes to date. I was never a huge fan of it myself, until I made it at home – store bought red velvet cakes can’t compare!

* The original photo of this cake that goes along with the recipe used milk chocolate ganache. This one in the photo above uses white chocolate ganache. So whichever you prefer you can use for your recipe.

The Most Delicious, Moist, Red Velvet Cake

Moist red velvet cake filled with chocolate ganache and topped with a cool, cream cheese frosting.
 
Ingredients:

 

Red Velvet Cake:

– 2 cups plain flour

– 1 tsp baking powder

– 1 tsp baking soda

– 1 tsp salt

– 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

– 2 cups sugar

– 1 cup vegetable oil

– 2 eggs

– 1 cup buttermilk

– 2 tsp vanilla extract

– 1-2 oz. red food colouring

– 1 tsp white vinegar

– 1/2 cup prepared plain hot coffee

 

Chocolate Ganache:

– 1/2 cup double cream

– 50 grams chocolate chips or chopped chocolate

 

Cream Cheese Frosting

– 300 ml. whipping cream

– 1 1/2 cup cream cheese

– 1 cup confectioners sugar

Directions:
 
Red Velvet Cake:
 
  1. Preheat oven to 325F. Grease two 9″ cake pans and line with parchment paper.
  2. In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine sugar and vegetable oil. Mix in eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and food colouring until well combined. Stir in coffee and vinegar.
  4. In a separate mixing bowl, put 1/4 of the dry ingredients and gradually add wet ingredients, altering with the dry and wet ingredients until combined.
  5. Equally divide the batter between two prepared pans. Bake for about 30-40 mins or until toothpick comes out clean.
  6. Remove cake from oven, and transfer to cooling rack still in the pan. Allow 10 mins to cool and run a knife around the edges to loosen the cake. Peel off parchement paper and let it cool completely.
Chocolate Ganache
 
  1. In a medium sauce pan, heat the double cream just before it comes to a boil. Remove from heat, add chocolate and stir until smooth.
  2. Place ganache in fridge to cool and thicken or just until it becomes spreadable.
  3. Flip cake layers upside down and spread half of the ganache on each layer. Place in fridge to set.
Cream Cheese Frosting
 
  1. Whip the whipping cream until thick and add in cream cheese and confectioners sugar. Whisk unti combined.
  2. Place one cake layer on a plate and frost with 1/2 cup of frosting. Place second layer on top and frost with another 1/2 cup. Use the rest of frosting to frost the whole cake.
  3. To decorate, sprinkle shaved white chocolate over the top.