Ooey Gooey Chocolate Butter Cake

Name: Ooey Gooey Chocolate Butter Cake
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 stick butter, melted and divided; 1 box chocolate cake mix of your choice; 3 eggs, divided; 1 packages (8 oz) cream cheese, softened; 1/4 cup cocoa powder; 3 3/4 cup powdered sugar; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 cup chopped nuts (optional); 1 cup milk chocolate chips (optional)

LBeyard @cook_2873980

I actually added about 1/2 cup less powdered sugar. Even with that, it is very deliciously sweet and rich. I also left out the optional chips and nuts because I didn't have any on hand and nuts are too hard on hubby's teeth. Will absolutely make again!!

LBeyard @cook_2873980

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Ingredients

20 mins

12 servings

2 stickbutter, melted and divided
1 boxchocolate cake mix of your choice
3eggs, divided
1 packages(8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cupcocoa powder
3 3/4 cuppowdered sugar
1 tspvanilla
1 cupchopped nuts (optional)
1 cupmilk chocolate chips (optional)

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Steps

20 mins

1

Preheat oven to 350°
2

Butter a 13 x 9 pan and set aside.
3

In large bowl, mix chocolate cake mix, 1 egg and 1 stick melted butter well.
4

Pat mixture into the bottom of the 13 x 9 pan.
5

In same bowl you used to mix the crust, beat the cream cheese until smooth.
6

Add the last 2 eggs one at a time mixing well after each one.
7

Mix in the 1/4 cup cocoa powder until well blended.
8

Add in the 3 3/4 cups powdered sugar gradually and blend well.
9

Slowly mix in the last stick of melted butter and the 1 tsp vanilla blending until smooth.
10

Fold in the optional 1 cup chopped nuts and the 1 cup milk Chocolate chips.
11

Pour mixture on top of crust.
12

Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes.
13

Do not over bake. You want to bake it just til the center is barely set.
14

Cool completely then cover and chill for at least an hour before serving.
15

For extra presentation or to add to the sugar shock effect, you can drizzle the top with extra melted Chocolate chips after cooling completely.