This three layer Chocolate Cake with Cream Filling has a whipped cream filling and chocolate icing. Perfect dessert for any special occasion.

Slice of Chocolate Cake with Cream Filling on plate.

This recipe is one of my favorite chocolate cake recipes. The cake layers are full of chocolate flavor and wonderfully moist and the cream filling adds some extra richness.

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Mixing In The Dry Ingredients

Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter/sugar mixture, beating just until combined. This ensures the dry ingredients are fully incorporated into the batter without overmixing, which can result in a dense and tough cake.

Measure The Flour Correctly

When making a cake, it is so important to measure the flour correctly. Adding too much flour will result in a dry cake. To measure correctly, first fluff the flour up some in the bag or container. Flour tends to get packed down. Then gently scoop it with a large spoon into a dry measuring cup. Overfill it a little and run the back of a knife across the top to get rid of any excess.

Cake slice on a plate with fork.

Chocolate Cake with Cream Filling Recipe Tips

Use regular unsweetened cocoa powder, NOT Dutch-processed cocoa powder.

When whipping cream, it helps to refrigerate the bowl and the beaters for a couple of hours in advance.

Batter being poured into pan.

Storage

Cake should be stored in the refrigerator. Wrap it well so it doesn’t dry out. You can bring it to room temperature for an hour or two before serving if you don’t want to eat it cold.

Fork cutting into slice of cake.
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Slice of Chocolate Cake with Cream Filling on a plate.

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Chocolate Cake with Cream Filling

5 from 8 votes

By Christin Mahrlig

Prep: 45 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Total: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 12
This three layer chocolate cake has a whipped cream filling and chocolate icing. Perfect dessert for any special occasion.
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Ingredients

Cake Batter

  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 eggs

Cream Filling

  • 1 cup very cold heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosting

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 3 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 3 9-inch cake pans.
  • Place the 1 cup cocoa powder in a medium bowl and pour the boiling water over it. Stir with a fork until smooth and set aside to cool.
  • In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Whisk to mix well.
  • In the large mixing bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar on high speed until smooth.
  • Add vanilla and eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl if necessary.
  • Add flour mixture in 4 batches, beating just until combined.
  • Add cocoa mixture in 3 additions, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Once batter is smooth, turn mixer off and divide evenly between the 3 prepared pans.
  • Place in oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until top of cake springs back when lightly touched.
  • Place cake pans on a wire rack and let cakes cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans and place back on wire rack to cool completely.
  • To make filling, place heavy cream, confectioners’ sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl and beat with an electric mixer until thick. Refrigerate until needed.
  • To make frosting, place butter in bowl of electric mixer and beat until smooth. Add 1 cup of confectioners’ sugar and beat until combined. Add half of the cream with the mixer on low and then remaining ingredients, including what is left of cream. Turn mixer to high and beat until smooth.
  • Spread whipped cream between the cake layers and frosting on sides and top of cake. Store leftovers in refrigerator.

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Notes

Use regular unsweetened coca powder, NOT Dutch-process.

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Recipe Source: adapted from Southern Cakes: Sweet and Irresistible Recipes for Everyday Celebrations

Originally posted February 14, 2015.

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31 Comments

  1. Matt says:

    Drool!

  2. Dalila G. says:

    Hope all went well for you guys and your son raised a ton of money! ๐Ÿ™‚
    Let us know how your day went.

    This is such a wonderful cake, reminds me of home when I was a young one.
    Always made from home scratch foods, especially desserts!
    Pinned!

    P.S. ~ I made the Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork, it was a HIT!!
    Hubby really liked it and my friends were begging me for the recipe.
    Thank you! ๐Ÿ˜€

  3. Shelby @ Go Eat and Repeat says:

    This cake looks so delicious!

  4. Jess @ On Sugar Mountain says:

    This chocolate cake looks so luscious and lovely, I think I’ll need to make it even after Valentine’s Day (just for when I’m really craving chocolate teehee). ๐Ÿ˜€

  5. Ashley says:

    I hope the race went really well! I bet you all did a fantastic job! Hope we get to hear about it!

    And this cake looks sooo good. I think I could always make room for a piece of cake like this!

  6. Stacy | Wicked Good Kitchen says:

    Wow! I hope the inaugural race went well, Christin! Such a worthy cause and you are a champion in my book for all of your efforts in coordinating the charitable event. You ROCK! I’m so sorry to hear that your son suffered with cancer, but am elated and relieved to know he is a survivor. ๐Ÿ™‚ Hope you are having a wonderful Valentine’s Day weekend and thank you for sharing your chocolate cake recipe. I love the cream filling!

  7. Monica says:

    Good luck – I hope you and your son help raise a ton of money!!! And this cake – I love when someone goes to the trouble of making 2 kinds of filling/frosting. It looks great and the taste is extra special. Hope you had a great Valentine’s Day!

  8. Ashley | The Recipe Rebel says:

    You will have to tell us how the run went — I hope things went smoothly and lots of money was raised! This cake looks amazing!

  9. marcie says:

    Best of luck today, Christin! You must be so excited and proud, and I’ll bet you will feel like you did actually run that race after all the baking and coordinating! I rarely ever bake straight up chocolate cake for whatever reason…this one looks so moist and I love that creamy filling! Pinned. ๐Ÿ™‚

  10. June+Burns says:

    Mmmm that looks fabulous! The whipped cream filling is a great addition ๐Ÿ™‚