Chocolate Ooey Gooey Cake is the recipe that Maria makes every potluck and every casual gathering when she wants to create the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely crowd-stopping individual dessert bar that combines the most satisfying and the most properly crunchy pressed chocolate cake mix crust with the most luxuriously smooth and the most deeply indulgent cream cheese and cocoa and powdered sugar gooey filling that bakes into the most beautifully soft-centered and the most properly gooey individual result.
That makes every single person who takes the first bite pause and immediately ask what the most extraordinary dessert is that they are experiencing — because the combination of the most chocolate-flavored pressed individual crust and the most tangy cream cheese cocoa filling creates a unique individual dessert that is simultaneously the most brownie-like and the most cheesecake-like and the most completely extraordinary individual bar that fits into no one single dessert category but transcends them all.
Chocolate Ooey Gooey Cake is the most easy and deeply extraordinary 55-minute crowd-stopping individual dessert made by pressing chocolate cake mix egg and melted butter crust into greased 9×13 pan spreading cream cheese eggs vanilla cocoa powdered sugar and butter filling over top and baking at 350°F for 40 to 45 minutes until center slightly gooey. Come follow us on Pinterest where we share beautiful cake recipes and easy dessert favorites from our kitchen every single week.
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Why You Will Love This Chocolate Ooey Gooey Cake Recipe
This Chocolate Ooey Gooey Cake recipe is the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely irresistible gooey dessert bar that requires only the most minimal preparation — one box of chocolate cake mix, one package of cream cheese, eggs, butter, vanilla, cocoa powder, and powdered sugar — and only 15 minutes of active preparation for the most deeply indulgent and the most properly gooey individual center that makes this the most crowd-pleasing and the most universally adored dessert at every single potluck and gathering.
The most important and the most specifically critical baking instruction for the most properly gooey individual result is pulling the cake from the oven when the center is the most still slightly gooey and the most visibly soft — not the most completely set and the most fully cooked through. The most properly gooey center is the most defining characteristic and the most specifically intentional result of this recipe. Our Oreo Dirt Cake makes a beautifully equally crowd-stopping and equally chocolatey companion for a complete and wonderful potluck chocolate dessert collection.
Ingredients Needed for This Chocolate Ooey Gooey Cake Recipe
For the Chocolate Cake Mix Crust:
- 1 box (15.25 oz) Chocolate Cake Mix
- 1 large Egg
- ½ cup Unsalted Butter, melted
For the Cream Cheese Gooey Filling:
- 1 package (8 oz) Cream Cheese, softened to room temperature
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- ¼ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1 pound (4 cups) Powdered Sugar, sifted
- 1 tbsp Unsalted Butter, melted
How to Make This Chocolate Ooey Gooey Cake Recipe
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking pan most thoroughly.
In a medium bowl, combine the chocolate cake mix, one egg, and half cup of melted butter. Mix most thoroughly until well combined. Press this most chocolate-flavored cake mix crust mixture firmly and most evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan to form the most compact individual crust layer, cara mia.
For the gooey filling, beat the room-temperature softened cream cheese until the most completely smooth. Add the two eggs, vanilla extract, and cocoa powder, and mix together most thoroughly. Gradually add the sifted powdered sugar and the tablespoon of melted butter, beating until the most completely smooth and the most evenly combined individual filling.
Spread the cream cheese filling most evenly over the pressed cake mix crust layer.
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes. The most critical baking technique: the center should the most still be slightly gooey when done — do not overbake until the most fully set center, as the gooey center is the most defining and the most specifically intended result.
Allow the cake to cool completely before slicing. Serve warm or at room temperature.
How to Serve This Chocolate Ooey Gooey Cake Recipe
Serve at room temperature for the most beautifully accessible slicing or slightly warm from a brief microwave reheat for the most extraordinarily gooey and the most properly melting individual center experience. Dust generously with powdered sugar over the most completely cooled cake for the most beautifully finished and the most classically gooey cake presentation.
For the most completely extraordinary individual serving experience, add a small scoop of vanilla ice cream alongside each warm individual square for the most perfectly contrasting cold-and-warm, the most creamy-and-gooey, the most completely irresistible individual dessert pairing. Our Brownie Refrigerator Cake makes a beautifully equally crowd-pleasing and equally chocolatey companion for a complete and wonderful chocolate potluck dessert collection.
How to Store This Chocolate Ooey Gooey Cake Recipe
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. The cream cheese filling requires refrigeration after 3 days — store covered in the refrigerator for up to one week. Allow refrigerated portions to come to room temperature before serving for the most properly gooey individual center texture.
Tips to Make This Chocolate Ooey Gooey Cake Recipe
Press the cake mix crust firmly and most compactly into the greased pan for the most properly defined and the most beautifully distinct individual crust layer that separates cleanly from the gooey filling when the most completely cooled individual bar is cut. A loosely pressed crust merges with the filling during baking and eliminates the most essential textural contrast.
Allow the cake to cool the most completely before slicing — at least one full hour at room temperature. The gooey filling continues firming during cooling and produces the most cleanly sliceable and the most beautifully distinct individual layer in every served square only after the most complete cooling period.
Helpful Notes for This Chocolate Ooey Gooey Cake Recipe
Sift the powdered sugar before adding to the cream cheese filling for the most completely smooth and the most uniformly incorporated individual filling without any lumpy unsifted sugar granules. Unsifted powdered sugar can produce the most visible individual lumps that remain even after extended beating.
The cake mix used for the crust can be any chocolate cake mix brand — the specific individual brand has minimal impact on the finished result as only the dry mix, one egg, and melted butter are used to create the pressed crust layer.
Variation of This Chocolate Ooey Gooey Cake Recipe
Maria made a version adding half a cup of mini chocolate chips to the cream cheese filling for the most completely extraordinary and the most deeply chocolate-studded gooey individual center. Teresa tried using a yellow cake mix for the crust in place of the chocolate cake mix for the most completely extraordinary and the most classic individual original St. Louis gooey butter cake format.
For an Oreo version, crush 20 Oreo cookies and press through the crust mixture before baking for the most completely extraordinary and the most deeply cookies-and-cream individual ooey gooey cake. Our Oreo Dirt Cake makes a beautifully equally Oreo-forward and equally crowd-pleasing companion for a complete and wonderful Oreo chocolate dessert collection.
FAQs About This Chocolate Ooey Gooey Cake Recipe
Why is my ooey gooey cake not gooey?
The most common cause of a fully set rather than gooey individual center is overbaking. Pull the cake from the oven when the most edges appear set and the most center still appears the most slightly soft and underdone — the carryover cooking during cooling and the most natural firming of the cream cheese filling during cooling produces the most properly gooey individual result. A toothpick inserted in the center should not come out clean for this recipe.
Can I use a vanilla cake mix for the crust?
Yes — a yellow or white cake mix substitutes directly for the chocolate cake mix in the same quantity for the most completely extraordinary and the most differently flavored individual ooey gooey cake. The yellow cake mix crust produces the most classically beloved original St. Louis gooey butter cake flavor profile rather than the chocolate version.
Can I add sprinkles or other toppings?
Yes. Scatter a generous handful of powdered sugar over the most completely cooled individual cake for the most beautifully classic presentation. Chocolate shavings, mini chocolate chips, crushed Oreos, or chopped pecans all scatter over the most completely cooled individual surface for the most completely extraordinary and the most personally customized individual garnish.
Conclusion
This Chocolate Ooey Gooey Cake is the most completely extraordinary and the most deeply indulgent crowd-stopping potluck dessert that makes every gathering and every celebration feel genuinely and completely special through the most chocolate cake mix crust and the most luxuriously gooey cream cheese cocoa powdered sugar filling in every single perfectly cooled and completely irresistible chocolate ooey gooey cake square.
We hope it brings the same deeply joyful gooey chocolate potluck delight and the same completely scraped-clean pan to your kitchen that it has always brought to ours. Make it, share it, and come back to tell us all about it. With all our love, Maria, Lucia, and Teresa.
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Chocolate Ooey Gooey Cake The Most Easy Cream Cheese Chocolate Filling Cake Mix Crust Gooey Center Celebration Cake You Will Bake
- Total Time: 1 hour including cooling
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
The most extraordinary crowd-stopping Chocolate Ooey Gooey Cake made by preheating oven to 350°F 175°C greasing 9×13-inch baking pan combining 1 box chocolate cake mix 1 egg and 1/2 cup melted butter mixing well pressing firmly and evenly into bottom of prepared pan then beating 8 oz room temperature cream cheese until smooth adding 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla and 1/4 cup cocoa powder mixing together gradually adding 1 pound sifted powdered sugar and 1 tbsp melted butter beating until smooth spreading cream cheese filling evenly over cake mix crust and baking 40 to 45 minutes until edges set but center still slightly gooey do not overbake cooling completely before slicing and serving warm or room temperature with optional powdered sugar dusting. A completely perfect chocolate ooey gooey cream cheese bar cake recipe.
Ingredients
1 box 15.25 oz Chocolate Cake Mix
1 large Egg for crust
1/2 cup Unsalted Butter melted for crust
1 package 8 oz Cream Cheese softened to room temperature
2 large Eggs for filling
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
1/4 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1 pound 4 cups Powdered Sugar sifted
1 tbsp Unsalted Butter melted for filling
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F 175°C. Grease 9×13-inch pan most thoroughly.
2. Combine chocolate cake mix, 1 egg, and 1/2 cup melted butter. Mix well.
3. Press crust mixture firmly and evenly into bottom of prepared pan.
4. Beat room temperature cream cheese until completely smooth.
5. Add 2 eggs, vanilla, and cocoa powder. Mix together.
6. Gradually add sifted powdered sugar and 1 tbsp melted butter. Beat until smooth.
7. Spread filling evenly over crust layer.
8. Bake 40 to 45 minutes. Center should still be slightly gooey. Do not overbake.
9. Cool completely before slicing. Serve warm or room temperature.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cake, Bars, Potluck
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
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