Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350° F. Grease 13 x 9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with butter or cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix cake mix, 1/2 cup of the melted butter, 1 egg and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Press in bottom of baking dish. Set aside.
• In another large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add remaining 2 eggs and baking cocoa; beat until smooth. On low speed, add powdered sugar in two additions. Add remaining 1/4 cup melted butter and 1 teaspoon of vanilla; beat until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips. Spread in pan on top of cake mix mixture.
• Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until center appears set but still slightly jiggles when shaken. Cool at least 30 minutes. Serve with whipped cream.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Mix cake mix, butter, 2 eggs, and vanilla extract in a bowl. Pat into the prepared pan.
• Mix cream cheese, cocoa powder, and remaining eggs together in another bowl with an electric mixer. Beat in powdered sugar slowly. Pour over cake layer in the pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Let cool.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat 1 cup sugar, milk, peanut butter and oil until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, 1/2 cup cocoa and baking powder; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture (batter will be thick). Transfer to a greased 5-qt. slow cooker., In a small bowl, mix the remaining sugar and cocoa. Stir in water. Pour over batter (do not stir)., Cook, covered, on high 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted in cake portion comes out with moist crumbs. If desired, sprinkle with peanuts. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter one 9x13 inch cake pan.
• Melt the butter slightly. Mix it with 2 of the eggs and cake mix. Pour batter into prepared pan. Mix the remaining 2 eggs with the cream cheese, and the confectioner's sugar. Pour this mixture evenly over the first mixture. Do not stir.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well. Pat into the bottom of prepared pan and set aside.
• Still using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth; add eggs and vanilla. Dump in confectioners' sugar and beat well. Reduce speed of mixer and slowly pour in butter. Mix well.
• Pour filling onto cake mixture and spread evenly. Sprinkle chocolate chips and nuts on top of filling. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Don't be afraid to make a judgment call on the cooking time, because oven temperatures can vary. You want the center to be a little gooey, so don't bake it past that point! Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. Cut into squares.
• *Variations: Pumpkin Gooey: For the cake part, use a spice cake mix or a basic yellow cake mix. Follow the original recipe, adding a 15-ounce can of pumpkin pie filling and an extra egg to the cream cheese filling. Bake as usual, remove from oven, and allow to cool. Cut into squares and top each square with a pecan half. Serve with a dollop of fresh whipped cream.
• Peanut Butter Gooey: Use a chocolate cake mix. Add 1 cup creamy peanut butter and an extra egg to cream cheese filling. You can sprinkle the top of batter with 1 cup chopped peanuts if you like. Proceed as directed above.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Lightly grease 13x9-inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl combine cake mix, 1 egg and 1 stick of melted butter and stir until well blended.
• Pat mixture in to pan.
• With mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth.
• Add 2 eggs, cocoa powder and powdered sugar.
• Beat until all ingredients are well mixed.
• Slowly add 1 stick of melted butter and vanilla.
• Beat until smooth.
• Stir in nuts with spatula.
• Spread filling over cake mixture.
• Bake for 40-50 minutes.
• (Be careful not to overcook, center should still be a little gooey when finished baking).
• Let partially cool on wire rack before cutting.
• Serve alone or with vanilla ice cream.