Chocolate Pretzel Cake – Dark chocolate cake layers baked on a pretzel crust with chocolate chip cheesecake filling and chocolate frosting.
Did You Know?
Many of you may not know that in addition to making cakes and raising my two children, I also freelance in television research. What does that mean exactly? I basically travel around the country moderating focus groups about new or existing television shows. I’ve been doing it for over 13 years now, and aside from not getting much sleep while on the road, I still really enjoy it!
Chocolate Lovers Cake
Anyway, while traveling for a while back, I was thinking of new cake ideas, with the specific intention of coming up with something new to celebrate my wedding anniversary. Ryan and I both love my chocolate cake, so having that as the base of the cake was a no-brainer. I also wanted to do something completely new. I mean, we could eat my Chocolate Salted Caramel Cake, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake, and the Tonight Show Cake over and over again, but I was in the mood for something new.
As I sat on the plane early one morning thinking about what I could do for our anniversary cake, the idea for this one just hit me like a bolt of lightening.
Chocolate Pretzel Cake
I’ve done a chocolate cake baked on a graham cracker crust and loved the crunchy texture it adds to the cake. So, to change things up a bit, I swapped out the graham crackers for pretzels and then added an adapted version of the Milk Bar Liquid Cheesecake for my chocolate chip cheesecake filling. I love this filling because it’s not as dense and rich as regular cheesecake. This cheesecake filling is creamy and smooth, and the tangy flavor pairs well with the sweet and salty combination already going on with the pretzels and chocolate. To top it all off, I used a light, silky chocolate buttercream, which you’ll find nearly impossible to not eat straight off a spoon.
Look at those layers! Make sure to take a bite with everything in it so you get the full experience of this cake.
And one quick note – make the cheesecake filling the day before and keep it refrigerated in an air-tight container so it’s ready to spread but sturdy enough to hold up the cake layers.
This looks and sounds amazing, thank you for sharing . How much would you charge for a cake like that?
Hi Teresa! I’m actually not taking orders anymore. I’m so sorry!
Hello, recipe looks beautiful, actually looking into making it. The plastic wrap is ok to use for the cheesecake portion in the oven? Thanks
yes, the heat is so low it won’t melt. But you can spray your pan too if you’d rather not use the plastic wrap. I just noticed the filling still sticks to the sides without the plastic.
The pretzels floated into the cake batter even after baking. I used three cups of pretzel crumbs. Did you mean to say theee cups of pretzels, crumbled? Please advise
Did you bake the pretzel crust by itself first? That should bake first on it’s own to create a crust and then you pour the batter on top of it and bake again.
Just curious if pretzels become soggy by the next day.
They do if you refrigerate the cake or leave it out. They stay crunch if you freeze the cake.
This info should probably be in the recipe somewhere. Made this the other day and stuck it right in the fridge not knowing it would ruin the crust.
Why do you subtract 2 Tablespoons sugar from some of your chocolate cake recipes and 4 Tablespoons other times? I want to understand why so I can make the right one. Thank you!
The newer recipes I”m taking more sugar out. It helps the cake to rise better.
What Wilton tip do you use for the buttercream vertical ruffle? Thanks!
The wilton 1m tip
are the three cups of pretzels before blending or after?
After!