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dark chocolate gooey butter cake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Nancy Allen
Wentzville, MO

This is a chocolate lovers dream...This sets up nicely and is very much like a fudgey brownie cake.

(1 rating)
yield 12 servings
prep time 20 Min
cook time 45 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For dark chocolate gooey butter cake

  • 1
    duncan hines dark fudge cake mix
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 3 c
    powdered sugar
  • 4
    eggs
  • 4 Tbsp
    cocoa powder (i use nestles)
  • 11 oz
    cream cheese (1large & 1small package)
  • 2 stick
    butter, softened
  • 4 tbsp. powdered sugar & 2 tbsp. cocoa mixed for dry sprinkle

How To Make dark chocolate gooey butter cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 13x9 inch pan with nonstick spray. In standard mixer, mix your cake mix, two eggs, one stick butter and 1 tsp. vanilla extract and spread carefully into bottom of pan.
  • 2
    Next mix in clean bowl soft cream cheese and beat until smooth about 1 minute, then add your other two eggs, other 1 tsp. vanilla until mixed well. Mix your powdered sugar with your cocoa and add to mixture then add other soft stick of butter beat until cream like frosting.
  • 3
    Spread evenly over batter in pan. Bake 35 to 45 minutes, but start checking it after 30 minutes. When cake tests done in center with toothpick it's done. Remove from oven . Sprinkle your dry powder/cocoa over the top of cake and let it cool.

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