Here’s a rich and indulgent Dream Cake recipe — ultra-moist chocolate cake topped with creamy chocolate layers. (This style is especially popular as a chilled, layered dessert.)
🍫 Chocolate Dream Cake
Ingredients (Serves 8–10)
For the Cake:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 egg
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup hot water or hot coffee
For the Cream Layer:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
For the Chocolate Ganache Topping:
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¾ cup heavy cream
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Bake the Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease an 8×8-inch pan.
- Mix dry ingredients in a bowl.
- Add egg, milk, oil, and vanilla.
- Stir in hot water/coffee (batter will be thin).
- Bake 25–30 minutes. Cool completely.
2️⃣ Add the Cream Layer
- Whip heavy cream until soft peaks form.
- Gently fold in condensed milk.
- Spread over cooled cake.
- Chill 30 minutes.
3️⃣ Make Ganache
- Heat cream until just simmering.
- Pour over chocolate chips.
- Let sit 2–3 minutes, then stir smooth.
- Pour over chilled cake.
4️⃣ Chill & Serve
Refrigerate at least 2 hours before slicing.
Serve cold for best texture.
⭐ Tips
- Use hot coffee instead of water for deeper chocolate flavor.
- Add crushed chocolate bars on top for texture.
- Store covered in refrigerator up to 4 days.
If you’d like, I can give you:
- 🍓 Strawberry dream cake
- 🥥 Coconut dream cake
- 🍰 No-bake dream cake
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian-style layered dream cake
