Gooey Chocolate Butter Cake is a favorite for a weeknight dinner or a special occasion. With only about 10 minutes of effort, you can have this cake in the oven making your house smell incredible!
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Chocolate Butter Cake
This gooey, chocolatey, buttery dessert is an easy cake to make on a whim. Classic butter cakes start with a box of cake mix and a whole lot of butter. There’s a good reason they’re so delicious!
As the story goes, the original gooey butter cake was created by accident – a very happy accident years ago.
The Chocolate Butter Cake is delicious on its own or served warm with a scoop of ice cream.
As you can probably determine from the name itself, Gooey Butter Cakes tend to be very rich, buttery, and sweet. A small slice is all most people want to eat, and they savor every bite.
I like to serve this with a cup of coffee for the adults or a glass of milk for the kids.
Chocolate Butter Cake Ingredients
- butter
- devil’s food chocolate cake mix
- eggs
- cream cheese
- cocoa powder
- powdered sugar
- vanilla extract
- pecans
How to Make A Chocolate Butter Cake
- Preheat oven to 350º. Lightly grease a 9×13 baking pan with butter.
- In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, 1 egg, and ½ cup melted butter. Stir well. Spread mixture into the prepared pan and set aside. Place the cream cheese in a mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Add the remaining 2 eggs and the cocoa powder. Slowly pour in the remaining melted butter and the vanilla, continuing to beat until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and continue beating until well combined.
- Stir in pecans. Spread the filling over the cake mixture in the pan.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes. Be careful not to overcook the cake; the center should still be a little gooey when finished baking. Let the cake cool for at least 10-15 minutes before slicing.
Easy Dessert Recipes
I’m a big fan of desserts that come together in just minutes. If you are also a fan, you’ll want to check out the Peanut Butter S’mores Bars, Inside Out Caramel Apples, and Puff Pastry Danishes.
Gooey Butter Cake is a buttery, sweet cake with a rich cream cheese layer. It has been an instant hit with everyone who tastes it.
This Lemon Bundt Cake is another favorite that starts with a cake mix – and that lemon frosting looks fantastic.
Don’t miss the whole collection of No Bake Cheesecakes too!
Srw says
I appreciate the fact there are lots of bakers that want shortcuts and are ok with box mixes with lots of chemicals in them. Can you provide the recipe with a homemade version, please?
Mary says
This isn’t a recipe I’ve tried making without a mix.