This three layer Chocolate Cake with Cream Filling has a whipped cream filling and chocolate icing. Perfect dessert for any special occasion.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kitchen Equipment Needed
- 3 9-inch Cake Pans
- Mixing Bowls
- Electric Mixer– I prefer to use an electric stand mixer with a paddle attachment for this recipe.
- Wire Rack– for cooling the cake layers.
- Angled Icing Knife– for frosting the cake.
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Watch the short video below to see how to make this recipe.
Chocolate Cake with Cream Filling
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.
Notes
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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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Turned out great! Thank you for this recipe 😍😍😍 Will definitely make again 😊😊😊
when we see the cake it so tempting & mouth watering to. As i feel it is so easy to prepare in the home so, for this weekend i will try this recipe and i will surprise to family members
If I made this cake, could I leave it in refrigerator after making it? Will it last long After initially being made? Will the whip cream get the cake soggy? I prefer cold cake!!! 🍰🎂
Yes, it is fine in the refrigerator for a few days.
can this cake be left in cake carrier and left on counter?
Because of the cream filling I wouldn’t leave it out for more than a few hours.
If i make this and fix it on friday afternoon ill it still be nice on saturday afternoon for my party? Worried the whipped cream filling will go soggy.
Thanks!
Made this yesterday. Cake was very moist. I think if I make it again, I will line my pans with parchment paper. I was unable to get any of my cakes to release cleanly from the pan. My end result looked horrible, but the taste was amazing. Thanks for the recipe.
Nothing beats a classic chocolate cake! The appearance, height and dense crumb is seriously making me salivate here Christin – I can imagine how good a slice would have tasted.
Chocolate cake is the perfect way to show your love! It looks so decadent, delciious and perfectly moist! So glad to hear that the race went well too 🙂
This chocolate cake is indeed the perfect Valentine’s Day gift. It is truly the way to my heart!
I think that cream filling makes this cake even more scrumptious than it already is! Yum!
Drool!
Hope all went well for you guys and your son raised a ton of money! 🙂
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! 😀
This cake looks so delicious!
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). 😀
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!
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. 🙂 Hope you are having a wonderful Valentine’s Day weekend and thank you for sharing your chocolate cake recipe. I love the cream filling!
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!
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!
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. 🙂
Mmmm that looks fabulous! The whipped cream filling is a great addition 🙂