{"id":2032,"date":"2026-02-27T19:20:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=2032"},"modified":"2026-02-27T19:20:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:20:35","slug":"chocolate-layer-cake-with-cream-filling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/27\/chocolate-layer-cake-with-cream-filling\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Layer Cake with Cream Filling"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u00a0Chocolate Layer Cake with Cream Filling<\/h1>\n<h2>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0For the Chocolate Cake:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>\u00be cup unsweetened cocoa powder<\/li>\n<li>2 cups granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1\u00bd tsp baking soda<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>2 large eggs (room temperature)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup whole milk<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup vegetable oil<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1 cup hot coffee (or hot water)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For the Cream Filling:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup heavy whipping cream (cold)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup powdered sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>4 oz cream cheese (softened)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0For the Chocolate Ganache (Top Layer):<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup heavy cream<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Instructions<\/h2>\n<h3>Make the Cake:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to <strong>350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Grease and line two 8-inch cake pans.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.<\/li>\n<li>Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Slowly stir in the hot coffee (batter will be thin \u2013 that\u2019s normal).<\/li>\n<li>Divide batter evenly into pans.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>30\u201335 minutes<\/strong> or until a toothpick comes out clean.<\/li>\n<li>Let cool completely before assembling.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Make the Cream Filling:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Beat cream cheese until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Add powdered sugar and vanilla.<\/li>\n<li>In another bowl, whip heavy cream until stiff peaks form.<\/li>\n<li>Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture gently.<\/li>\n<li>Chill for 20\u201330 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Make the Ganache:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Heat heavy cream until just simmering.<\/li>\n<li>Pour over chocolate chips.<\/li>\n<li>Let sit 2 minutes, then stir until smooth and glossy.<\/li>\n<li>Let cool slightly until thick but pourable.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>\u00a0Assembly:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Place first cake layer on plate.<\/li>\n<li>Spread thick layer of cream filling.<\/li>\n<li>Add second cake layer on top.<\/li>\n<li>Pour ganache over the top and let it drip naturally.<\/li>\n<li>Chill 30 minutes before slicing for clean layers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>\u00a0Tips for Extra Moist Cake:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t skip the hot coffee \u2013 it makes the chocolate flavor deeper.<\/li>\n<li>Do not overbake.<\/li>\n<li>Store in fridge but serve slightly room temp for best texture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Chocolate Layer Cake with Cream Filling \u00a0Ingredients \u00a0For the Chocolate Cake: 2 cups all-purpose flour \u00be cup unsweetened cocoa powder&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2032"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2037,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032\/revisions\/2037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}