Double Chocolate Gooey Butter Cakes

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Catch of the Day

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (346)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(346)

Cook Time:
45 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
20 to 24 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 45 min
Total:: 1 hr 0 min

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Ingredients

8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted, plus 8 more tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted, plus additional butter, for greasing pan
1 (18.25-ounce) package chocolate cake mix
1 egg, plus 2 eggs
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
3 to 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 (16-ounce) box powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped nuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Lightly grease a 13 by 9-inch baking pan.

In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, 1 egg, and 1 stick melted butter, and stir until well blended. Pat mixture into prepared pan and set aside.

In a stand mixer, or with a hand mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the remaining 2 eggs, and the cocoa powder. Lower the speed of the mixer, and add the powdered sugar. Continue beating until ingredients are well mixed. Slowly add the remaining 1 stick of melted butter, and the vanilla, continuing to beat the mixture until smooth. Stir in nuts with a rubber spatula. Spread filling over cake mixture in pan. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Be careful not to overcook the cake; the center should still be a little gooey when finished baking. Let cake partially cool on a wire rack before cutting into pieces.

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recipe Double Chocolate Gooey Butter Cakes
Donna Hubbardston, MA 01-26-2010
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GOOD,,BUT MESSY!!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made this and,,,was very messy getting out od pan,,but i agree with another reviewer,,they taste better the next day when... they set up,, I also put choc chips in them,,they are yummy,,with a big glass od milk,,,,,,,,and also the GOOEY butter choc cookies are good,,,,but I also made them with carrot cake mix,,,my husband said it was the best thing I ever made,,and I make alot.....Read more
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Te'Aunna Saint Louis, MO 01-13-2010
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Good-N-Gooey CAKE!!!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I prefer the yellow cake reversion instead of the chocolate, but the Ooey Gooey is GOOOOD!!!
recipe Double Chocolate Gooey Butter Cakes
carmen Brandon, FL 12-25-2009
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OMG Delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We made this for Christmas Eve and it was great, BUT it was even better on Christmas day after it had time to sit in the... fridge. Oh, so much better. Keep the nuts chunky. VERY GOOD and easy.Read more
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tracie highland, IN 12-11-2009
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Very good but prefer the pumpkin version
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Very good but I prefer the pumpkin gooey cake which we can't live without during the holidays. I decided to try this for a... change. Even though we really liked it, I wished I'd made the other instead.Read more
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Fatima Flower Mound, TX 12-01-2009
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Awesome chocolate cake!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this cake for the first time for a party and I've got so many compliments and it's easy to make!
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Marykatherine Red Bay, AL 11-25-2009
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chocolate fantasy land
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Well it all started out with my cousin making it and we found it in a recipe book and made it and weve made it many times... since it's like heaven inside of your mouth!! Read more