How to Prepare Tasty Chocolate - Orange Cheesecake Layer Cake

Chocolate - Orange Cheesecake Layer Cake. So, take a homemade chocolate fudge layer cake, soak it in orange liqueur and stick a whole orange cheesecake between the two cake layers. Then, smear a thin layer of chocolate buttercream frosting over the entire thing and pour on a final finish of chocolate ganache glaze. Remove cakes from oven; flatten tops with back of spatula.

Remove cakes from oven; flatten tops with back of spatula. Beat the cream cheese until soft. Add the sugar, flour and cocoa. You can have Chocolate - Orange Cheesecake Layer Cake using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chocolate - Orange Cheesecake Layer Cake

1. It's of pkg.(2 layer) Chocolate cake mix.
2. Prepare of pkg. (3.9) jello chocolate instant pudding.
3. You need of pkg -8 oz each - philadelphia cream cheese (28 oz) softened , divided.
4. You need of granulated sugar.
5. Prepare of vanilla extract, divided.
6. It's of Breakstones or Knudsen sour cream.
7. It's of eggs.
8. It's of finely chopped orange peel.
9. You need of orange marmalade.
10. It's of jar (7 oz ) Jet - Puffed marshmallow creme.
11. Prepare of tub (8 oz ) Cool Whipped Topping, Thawed.
12. Prepare of oz. Bakers Semi - Sweet chocolate , coarsely grated.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Icing the Sponge Cake: When the chocolate cakes are cooled, trim off the tops (if they do have domes) to make them nice and flat and even. (This is really important to give a stable cake.) Make the chocolate orange buttercream icing, by creaming the butter, icing sugar and orange extract. Split the icing into two bowls, add the melted chocolate to one half and the orange gel food colouring to. Next, layer cheesecake and top with chocolate icing.

Chocolate - Orange Cheesecake Layer Cake step by step

1. Heat oven to 350° .Fold 2 (16"- long) sheets of foill lengthwise in half twice to firm 3" wide strips. Place 1 in each 2 ( 9" ) round pans. With ends of foil extending over sides..
2. Spray with cooking spray. Prepare cake batter as directed on package.Add dry pudding mix. Beat 2 min. Pour into prepared pans.Half in each.( I used a red- velvet cake & Raspberry jelly ) ..
3. Bake cake 25 min.or until done.Remove cakes from oven.Flatten tops with back of spatula..
4. Beat 3 pkg. Of cream cheese, sugar, 1 tsp. Vanilla in large bowl.until blended.Add sour cream mix well.Add eggs, 1 at a time. Mixing on low speed after each until blended. Stir in orange peel..
5. Pour cheesecake batter evenly over cakes. Return to oven.Bake 25-30 mn.or until centers of cheesecake are almost set.Run knife around rims of pans to loosen cakes . Cool completly.Refrigerate 4 hours..
6. Use foil handles to remove cake from pans. Place one layer on serving plate. Microwave maralade on High 20 sec.Spread over cake.place 2nd. Layer on top of other cake..
7. Beat remaining cream cheese, remaining vanilla & marshmallow creme in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add Cool Whip beat on low speed just until blended. Spread on top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with grated chocolate..

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