Chocolate Cake Recipes

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
1 (16 ounce) box powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
2. 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.
3. Slowly add the remaining 1 stick of melted butter, and the vanilla extract, continuing to beat the mixture until smooth. Stir in nuts with a rubber spatula.
4. 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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