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

Chocolate Chop Cream Cheese Spice Cake recipe.

Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Spice Cake

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

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 40

Total Time: 50

Servings:

Author: Brandie @ The Country Cook

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
▢ ½ cup sugar
▢ 1 egg white
▢ ½ cup mini chocolate chips
▢ 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk

Instructions

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.
Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
In a medium bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sugar and egg white (mixture will be thick).
Dollop cream cheese mixture evenly over cake batter.
Using a butter knife, make swirl patterns (sort of in a figure 8 pattern).
Sprinkle mini chocolate chips evenly over batter.
Bake for about 35-40 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Allow to cool for a few minutes before serving.
Open can of sweetened condensed milk then drizzle it on top of the slightly warm cake.

Notes

You could use white chocolate chips or cinnamon chips in this as well.
Want to make a pumpkin version? Just add one can of pumpkin puree to the batter.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Nutritional Disclaimer

“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

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33 Comments

Thank you Peg!! I hope you enjoy this one!!

While I don't know how to pin it to Pinterest, but I would if I could! Sooo good! Soooo Easy! Loved it! This will be my housewarming gift to all my new homeowners!

Hi Kortney! You are so sweet. Thank you so much for that comment and for pinning my recipes. I really appreciate ya!!

Oh my goodness! I am loving all of your recipes!! Thanks so much for sharing them!! Just wanted to say hello and that I have pinned some of them on Pinterest so I can come back and get the recipe!! Thanks again!

Merry Christmas from Kortney @ Kortney's Krazy Life!

I made this recipe and I have to say it is DELICIOUS! My family loved it. I'm not good in the kitchen so this was something I will definitely be making again. It's easy and tastes YUMMY. Thanks for posting this recipe

Running out for the ingredients! This looks so… yummy and perfect for Fall.

Great looking cake–perfect for the upcoming holiday season!

That looks so scrumptious. It looks like you did a fantastic job. Delicious. Come visit. We have an awesome pumpkin panna cotta recipe to share.

That would be soooo good with my coffee right now. I'm gonna have to make it….

Thank you 🙂

Looks so good! Love the swirl pattern – I can just smell it cooking 😉
Mary x

Thank you, Brandi, this looks so good. Today is my sister's b'day and she lives in another state. I made up a cute email and put your link in there , saying I wish I could make her this cake today. Thank you for your blog! Barb @snowmanlover.blogspot.com

Now that's what I'm talking about! If you're going to bake from a box this is the way to go. I went right over the with the sweetened condensed milk.

I love all that swirled cream cheese! I also enjoy experimenting with box mixes. There are so many things you can do to make them your own!

That looks delicious! And so easy!

I agree… box cake mixes are definitely great when trying to save time! I love how you can add just a few other ingredients too to create a cake like this! Looks so delicious!

This spice cake looks amazing! Nice job 🙂

Oh, my gosh! So many fabulous components in this one lovely dessert! You've done it again, Brandie..YUM!

Mmmm spice cake. One of my favorites. I have something special for you! http://everydaymomsmeals.blogspot.com/2011/10/award-winning-monday.html

Bran… you've done it again! I LOVE LOVE LOVE everything you post! This cake sounds incredible!

This looks so delicious and easy. Can't wait to give this a try. I might make a little rum sauce for the top for a little extra kick!

Whoa baby! Come to mama!

YUM….that looks delicious!

Brandie, Any day of the week is okay by me for cake! Spice cake is one of my guilty pleasures. You were killing me with each successive photograph: the marbling, the chocolate chips and then the drizzle…oh the drizzle!

This is perfect for Fall with the spices. Then you knocked it up a couple of notches with the cream cheese, chocolate chips, and to to it off the sweetened condensed milk, Oh, My!