Ingredients
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Cream Cheese Filling (recipe follows)
Cake:
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup HERSHEY'S(R) SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups dairy sour cream
Cream Cheese Filling:
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 (9 ounce) package HERSHEY'S(R) Cookies 'N' Creme Baking Pieces, divided
Cream Cheese Glaze:
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation
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Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 12-cup fluted tube pan.
Prepare CREAM CHEESE FILLING; set aside.
Beat butter and granulated sugar in bowl until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with sour cream, beat well. Pour into prepared pan. Spoon cream cheese filling over cake batter.
Bake 60 - 65 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Prepare CREAM CHEESE GLAZE; spread over top of cake, allowing glaze to run down sides. Garnish with reserved baking pieces. Cover; refrigerate leftover cake.
CREAM CHEESE FILLING: Set aside 1/3 cup baking pieces for garnish. Separate remaining white chips and cookies. Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, vanilla and salt in small bowl until smooth and creamy. Place white chips in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at Medium (50%) 30 seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave at Medium an additional 10 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating until chips are melted and smooth when stirred. Blend melted chips into cheese mixture, fold in chocolate cookies pieces.
CREAM CHEESE GLAZE: Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk and vanilla in small bowl until smooth.
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