Description

This beautiful cake is so delicious with a wonderful cheesecake layer sandwiched between two layers of a vanilla chocolate chip cake. It's topped with a cream cheese frosting and then decorated with mini-chocolate chips.

Ingredients

• Cheesecake:
• Two 8 oz. packages cream cheese, at room temperature
• 2/3 c. granulated sugar
• 1/2 t. salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 c. sour cream
• 1/3 c. heavy whipping cream
• 1 t. vanilla extract
• 1/2 c. mini-chocolate chips
• Chocolate Chip Cake:
• 15.25 oz. box white cake mix
• 1 1/4 c. water
• 1/3 c. canola or vegetable oil
• 3 large egg whites
• 1 c. mini-chocolate chips
• Frosting:
• 2 1/2 c. powdered sugar, sifted to remove lumps
• Two 8 oz. packages cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 stick (1/2 c.) butter, at room temperature
• 1 T. vanilla extract
• more mini-chocolate chips, to decorate

Steps

1. Cheesecake:
2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 9" springform pan with non-stick spray; line bottom with parchment paper.
3. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to mix cream cheese, blending until smooth and creamy. Add sugar and salt; blend for 2 minutes, scraping down sides of the bowl, as needed. Add eggs, one at a time, blending after each addition. Mix in sour cream, whipping cream and vanilla; mix until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour batter into the prepared pan.