Description
Indulge in the ultimate dessert experience with this Copycat Hershey’s Chocolate Bar Cheesecake. This decadent treat features rich layers of moist chocolate cake paired with a creamy, luscious chocolate cheesecake filling, perfectly topped with silky chocolate buttercream frosting. Ideal for birthdays, holidays, or any sweet craving, each bite is a delightful journey into chocolate heaven. Customize it with your favorite toppings for an impressive presentation that your guests will rave about!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 tbsp cocoa powder
- 24 oz cream cheese
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Unsalted butter (for frosting)
- 6 tbsp natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups chocolate chips
- 1 3/4 cups unsalted butter
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a springform pan.
- Combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Add milk, oil, vanilla extract, and egg; mix until smooth. Stir in hot water gradually.
- Pour batter into the pan and bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
- Beat cream cheese until creamy; add sugar and cocoa powder gradually. Mix in sour cream and vanilla before incorporating melted chocolate chips and eggs.
- Pour cheesecake mixture over one cooled cake layer in the pan and bake at 325°F (160°C) for 60-70 minutes.
- Let cool completely before layering with the second cake layer.
- Prepare frosting by beating butter until fluffy, then adding cocoa powder and powdered sugar alternately with heavy cream to reach desired consistency.
- Frost the cheesecake and garnish as desired.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 70 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 270mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 90mg