Double Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 cup butter, melted, plus additional butter for greasing pan
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 3 -4 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 lightly grease 13x9-inch baking pan.
• 3 in a large bowl combine cake mix, 1 egg and 1 stick of melted butter and stir until well blended.
• 4 pat mixture in to pan.
• 5 with mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth.
• 6 add 2 eggs, cocoa powder and powdered sugar.
• 7 beat until all ingredients are well mixed.
• 8 slowly add 1 stick of melted butter and vanilla.
• 9 beat until smooth.
• 10 stir in nuts with spatula.
• 11 spread filling over cake mixture.
• 12 bake for 40-50 minutes.
• 13 (be careful not to overcook, center should still be a little gooey when finished baking).
• 14 let partially cool on wire rack before cutting.
• 15 serve alone or with vanilla ice cream.