Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake
This Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake is the best chocolate cake recipe! Easy to make using a box cake mix, it's both fudgy and moist. Perfect for any party or gathering with a crowd, everyone will be asking for more!
Ingredients
- 15 ¼ ouncebox dark chocolate fudge cake mix
- 1 cupsalted butter (divided)
- ½ cupchopped pecans
- 3 largeeggs (divided)
- 8 ouncecream cheese
- 1 poundpowdered sugar
- ¼ cupcocoa powder
- 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
- garnish options: fresh berries, whipped cream, ice cream, powdered sugar, fresh mint
Directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 13x9-inch baking dish and set aside.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, combine the chocolate cake mix, 1/2 cup of the melted butter, pecans, and 1 egg. Stir until well combined.
- 3
Press the mixture evenly into the bottom of the prepared baking dish to form the crust layer.
- 4
In another mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese until smooth. Add the remaining 2 eggs. Beat again for 30 seconds.
- 5
Add powdered sugar and cocoa powder. Beat until creamy and smooth.
- 6
Blend the remaining melted butter and vanilla extract into the mixture.
- 7
Spread the chocolate cream cheese mixture evenly over the crust in the baking dish.
- 8
Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until the center is set.
- 9
Cool completely in the pan. Once cooled, dust with powdered sugar if desired. Cut into squares or bars and serve with fresh berries, ice cream and/or whipped cream.