Description
Chocolate Pecan Ooey Gooey Butter Cake delivers pure Southern comfort straight from your kitchen, melting together rich chocolate and nutty pecans in a creamy, indulgent dessert that makes your taste buds dance with pure delight.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 1 box (15.25 oz) chocolate cake mix
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Supporting Ingredients:
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup unsalted butter (melted)
Finishing Ingredients:
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Gear up your oven to 350°F and coat a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray or parchment paper.
- Grab the chocolate cake mix and blend it with 1 egg and ½ cup melted butter until a dense dough develops.
- Press the sticky dough firmly and uniformly across the bottom of your prepared baking dish.
- Whip the 8 oz cream cheese until silky smooth in a separate mixing bowl.
- Add 2 eggs and 1 tsp vanilla to the cream cheese, blending until completely incorporated.
- Gradually incorporate ½ cup melted butter into the cream cheese mixture.
- Sift 4 cups powdered sugar and ½ cup cocoa powder into the wet ingredients, stirring until velvety.
- Fold 1 cup chopped pecans gently through the filling mixture.
- Cascade the pecan-studded filling across the cake base, spreading it into an even layer.
- Slide the dish into the 350°F oven and bake 40-45 minutes until edges firm up but center remains slightly jiggly.
- Extract the cake and let it settle completely at room temperature inside the baking pan.
- Dust with extra powdered sugar if desired before slicing into decadent squares.
Notes
- Start checking the cake around 35 minutes to avoid overbaking, as the center should stay soft and gooey.
- When pressing the chocolate cake base into the pan, use clean hands or a spatula sprayed with cooking spray to prevent sticking.
- Toast the pecans briefly in a dry skillet before adding to the filling to enhance their nutty flavor and add depth to the dessert.
- For a gluten-free version, swap the chocolate cake mix with a gluten-free alternative and ensure all other ingredients are certified gluten-free.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40-45 minutes
- Category: Cakes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 395 kcal
- Sugar: 39 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 26 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg