Categories: Cake, Chocolate, Dessert, Paula Deen

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, melted, plus additional butter for greasing pan
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 3 -4 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. Lightly grease 13×9-inch baking pan.

3. In a large bowl combine cake mix, 1 egg and 1 stick of melted butter and stir until well blended.

4. Pat mixture in to pan.

5. With mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth.

6. Add 2 eggs, cocoa powder and powdered sugar.

7. Beat until all ingredients are well mixed.

8. Slowly add 1 stick of melted butter and vanilla.

9. Beat until smooth.

10. Stir in nuts with spatula.

11. Spread filling over cake mixture.

12. Bake for 40-50 minutes.

13. (Be careful not to overcook, center should still be a little gooey when finished baking). Let partially cool on wire rack before cutting.

14. Serve alone or with vanilla ice cream.

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