Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake

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Description

My chocolate spin on St. Louis gooey butter cake. Dust top with powdered sugar if you like.

Ingredients

  • 15 ¼ ounces chocolate fudge cake mix (such as Betty Crocker®)
  • ½ cup salted butter, melted
  • 4 eggs, divided
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (Optional)
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 5 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 4 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
  2. Mix cake mix
  3. butter
  4. 2 eggs
  5. and vanilla extract in a bowl. Pat into the prepared pan.
  6. Mix cream cheese
  7. cocoa powder
  8. and remaining eggs together in another bowl with an electric mixer. Beat in powdered sugar slowly. Pour over cake layer in the pan.
  9. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
  10. about 45 minutes. Let cool.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 45 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 14

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