Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Spice Cake

Name: Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Spice Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 15.25 ounce box spice cake mix; ingredients needed to make cake mix: eggs, oil & water; 8 ounce block cream cheese, (softened to room temperature); 1/2 cup sugar; 1 egg white; 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips; 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk

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This Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Spice Cake is a simple dessert that’s made with chocolate chips, spice cake mix and a cream cheese swirl filling!

AN EASY FALL-INSPIRED CAKE RECIPE

This cake is a super simple autumn inspired cake. But let’s be honest, this is delicious anytime of year! All you need is just a few ingredients to make the most moist and delicious cake! We like to top it with a drizzle of sweetened condensed milk but it’s delicious all by itself!

slice of chocolate chip cream cheese spice cake on a white plate on a white wooden surface.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Why does the cream cheese need to be at room temperature?

This will help the cream cheese from being lumpy in the batter.

Could I use other chocolate chips?

You can really use any flavor chocolate chip you enjoy. Dark chocolate, white chocolate or even cinnamon chips!

Do I need to use sweetened condensed milk?

No. This cake is a great cake just as it is. You could leave it plain. Or you could sprinkle a little powdered sugar on top or maybe just a dollop of Cool Whip on there. You could even make up a simple icing made with powdered sugar and milk.

Can I use another cake mix flavor?

Yes! This can be made with vanilla, chocolate or even lemon cake mixes!

Does this cake need to be kept refrigerated?

Yes. Because of the cream cheese in the batter, it needs to be kept refrigerated.

Could this be made in a bundt pan?

I haven’t tested it. In theory it should work but the cream cheese won’t swirl as well in the batter. You’d also have make sure your pan is well greased so it doesn’t stick

slice of chocolate chip spice cake on a round white plate with a red towel in the background.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)

spice cake mix
(ingredients needed to make cake: eggs, oil and water)
cream cheese
sugar
egg white
mini chocolate chips (optional)
sweetened condensed milk

spice cake mix, semi sweet chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, cream cheese and oil.

HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE CHIP CREAM CHEESE SPICE CAKE:

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick flour cooking spray. Combine spice cake mix with ingredients called for on back of box.

spice cake mix with oil, eggs and water in a clear bowl.

Pour cake spice cake mix into bottom of baking dish. In a medium bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sugar and egg white (mixture will be thick).

cream cheese, egg white and sugar in a clear bowl.

Dollop mixture over spice cake mix.

cream cheese mixture dolloped over spice cake batter in a baking dish.

Using a butter knife, make swirl patterns (sort of in a figure 8 pattern).

swirling cream cheese mixture in the spice cake mix batter.

Sprinkle chocolate chips over batter.

chocolate chips sprinkled over cake mix batter.

Bake for about 35-40 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool for a few minutes before serving.

Now for the fun part! You can eat this cake just as it is – but- if you want to take it up a notch, then you gotta go with this last step. Pour the sweetened condensed milk and then pour it over the warm cake.

pouring sweetened condensed milk over cooked spice cake mix.

Then dig in!

a slice of chocolate chip cream cheese spice cake removed from a baking dish.

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Originally published: October 2011
Updated & republished: January 2023