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Hershey's Black Out Candy Bar Cake

Ingredients
  

Cheesecake

  • 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, at room temperature
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 3 eggs at room temperature
  • ¼ cup sour cream at room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 ounces chopped milk chocolate melted

Chocolate Cake

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup cocoa powder
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup boiling water

Chocolate Frosting (I tripled the original recipe-below are the tripled amounts I used)

  • 3 sticks butter
  • 2 cups cocoa
  • 9 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup Milk Chocolate Chips to decorate along the bottom

Ganache

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

Garnish

  • Different sized hershey bar pieces

Instructions
 

Preheat oven to 325º.

  • Line a 9-inch round baking pan with non-stick aluminum foil. Let the edges of foil extend over sides of pan.
  • Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy and smooth.
  • Mix in eggs, one at a time. Blend just until eggs are incorporated.
  • Stir in sour cream and melted chocolate.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake for 45 minutes, or until the top just starts to turn golden.
  • Let the cheesecake cool completely in its pan on a wire rack. Place in freezer to firm.

Chocolate cake

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Grease and flour two 9 inch pans. Line with parchment rounds.
  • Whisk together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
  • Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes.
  • Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin).
  • Pour batter into prepared pans.
  • Bake 35 to 37 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Wrap and place in freezer.

Chocolate frosting

  • Melt the butter in the microwave in a heat safe bowl.
  • Whisk in cocoa.
  • Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency.
  • Add small amount additional milk, if needed.
  • Stir in vanilla.
  • To assemble, use an offset spatula to spread 1/3 of frosting on top of one chocolate cake layer.
  • Lay cheesecake on top and spread with another 1/3.
  • Lay second cake on top and frost entire cake with rest of frosting.
  • Decorate the bottom edge with more chips.
  • Keep chilled but take out of the refrigerator 1-2 hours before serving.

Ganache Drizzle

  • Heat cream to a boil in microwave.
  • Place chocolate in heat proof bowl and pour cream over it.
  • Cover 2 mins and then stir.
  • Let cool a bit and drizzle down sides.
  • Place Hershey Bars in center.