Make gooey butter cake from a box of brownie mix?!


Question: I'd like to try this type of cake. I don't want to go out and buy cake mix, because it's not on sale. But, I do have a box of brownie mix.


Answers: I'd like to try this type of cake. I don't want to go out and buy cake mix, because it's not on sale. But, I do have a box of brownie mix.

Double Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake Recipe

Ingredients
16 tablespoons butter melted
1 package chocolate brownie mix
3eggs
8 ounce package cream cheese softened
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
16 ounce box powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped nuts

Directions
Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a rectangular baking pan. In a large bowl combine brownie 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 cream cheese until smooth. Add 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. Slowly add the remaining 1 stick of melted butter and the vanilla continuing to beat the mixture until smooth. Stir in nuts with a rubber spatula. Spread filling over cake mixture in pan. Bake for 45 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.

Follow the original Paula Dean recipe for this. Sure to turn out perfect every time.

Sorry to say but your cheap, a box of cake mix is like 2 bucks...Hahaha

(NOTE: Here's the basic recipe, using brownie mix instead of cake mix as the base. I sometimes add 1 cup chocolate chips and I cup chopped pecans before Step 4...yummy!).

Gooey Brownie Butter Cake

1 package brownie mix
1 egg
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted

Filling

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 (16-ounce) box confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine brownie mix, egg, and butter and mix well. Pat into the bottom of prepared pan and set aside.
3. Still using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth; add eggs and vanilla. Dump in confectioners' sugar and beat well. Reduce speed of mixer and slowly pour in butter. Mix well.
4. Pour filling onto brownie mixture and spread evenly. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. Cut into squares.

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