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Double Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 45 Minutes
Ready In: 60 Minutes
Servings: 20
This not for the weak, your knees will buckle once you taste it.
Ingredients:
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
Directions:
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.
By RecipeOfHealth.com