Double Chocolate Gooey Butter Cakes

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

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

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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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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
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Krystal Cloudcroft, NM 11-22-2009
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Awesome!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I actually used white cake mix instead and dropped the cocoa powder and nuts...fabulous! I can eat an entire batch myself if... I'm not careful!Read more
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Jessica Redding, CA 10-19-2009
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Very Good!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Tastes much like a brownie but it is wonderful. Everyone enjoyed!
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Ginnelle sunny isles, FL 10-15-2009
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the best cake eva
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

my boyfriend loooves these!!!! He ate almost the entire batch himself. Thank you so much paula
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Annette Garland, TX 10-05-2009
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WONDERFUL!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made this cake in 2 round pans and put cream cheese icing (husband doesn't think any cake is good without it) on it. He... asked me to make it for the next family gathering so he could "show off" how good a cook his wife is. Thank you Paula. I am going to make the pumpkin version as well as the chocolate one.Read more
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Jill Logan, OH 08-03-2009
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SIMPLY THE BEST
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

OMG!! My family and I recently visited The Lady and Son's restaurant in Savannah, GA and was served this for desert! It was... soooo good we couldn't get enough. Believe me my family knows chocolate and it is to die for. We went back to our beach house that night and made it again. I am getting ready to make it again for everyone back in Ohio that I know. Everyone must try this. We put vanilla ice cream on top and then drizzled hot fudge over it. Read more