So, now you have just the right excuse to go for those dark chocolates. To start off with, check out this mouth-watering recipe.

Dark Chocolate Cream Cheese Cake By Rehana Khambaty

Ingredients:
3 cups - all purpose flour
2 cups - white sugar
1/2 cup - unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp - baking soda
1/2 tsp - salt
2 cups - hot water
1 tbsp - instant coffee powder
2/3 cup - vegetable oil
2 tbsp - white vinegar
2 tsp - vanilla extract
2 - eggs
1/4 cup - white sugar
1 (8 ounce) package - cream cheese
1/4 cup - white sugar
1/2 tsp - vanilla extract
1 - egg
1 cup - semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup - finely chopped walnuts

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
   
2. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
   
3. Combine the hot water and instant coffee, then add to the dry ingredients along with the oil, vinegar, vanilla and eggs.
   
4. Mix until smooth and well blended. Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with the 1/4 cup of sugar.
   
5. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
   
6. Make the topping while the cake is cooling.
   
7. In a medium-size mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and egg until smooth.
   
8. Stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts. Spread over cooled cake.
   

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