Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 Eggs (room temperature); 110 g Vegetable oil; 240 g Milk (room temperature); 180 g Coffee (freshly brewed strong coffee, room temperature); 150 g Granulated sugar; 150 g Brown sugar; 260 g All purpose flour (any low protein content flour eg. pastry flour can work too.); 75 g Cocoa powder (unsweetened, dutch processed); 1½ teaspoon Baking soda; 1½ teaspoon Baking powder; ½ teaspoon Salt; 900 g Cream cheese (full fat eg. Philadelphia); 340 g Mascarpone (full fat); 180 g Powdered sugar (sifted); 3 teaspoons Vanilla extract

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:30min

This chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting pairs three soft, deeply chocolatey sponge layers with a fluffy, tangy cream cheese frosting made without butter. The frosting is light, perfectly balanced in sweetness, and stays creamy straight from the fridge, so every slice is rich without ever feeling heavy.

Updated at: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 02:00:38 GMT