Description
Southern chocolate pecan ooey gooey butter cake delivers rich, indulgent comfort on a plate. Creamy, chocolatey layers promise delightful sweet moments you won’t forget.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box chocolate cake mix (15.25 oz/432 g)
- ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large egg
- 8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 4 cups (500 g) powdered sugar
- ½ cup (50 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup (120 g) chopped pecans
Instructions
- Foundation Creation: Merge chocolate cake mix, egg, and melted butter into a cohesive dough. Press uniformly across the bottom of a greased 9×13-inch baking dish, ensuring complete coverage and a compact base.
- Cream Cheese Transformation: Whip softened cream cheese until ultra-smooth. Integrate eggs and vanilla extract, blending thoroughly to create a silky foundation for the decadent layer.
- Flavor Enrichment: Incorporate melted butter into the cream cheese mixture. Gradually introduce powdered sugar and cocoa powder, whisking until achieving a luxurious, velvety texture. Fold in chopped pecans, distributing evenly to guarantee nutty bursts throughout the filling.
- Assembly and Layering: Pour the pecan-infused cream cheese mixture over the chocolate base, using a spatula to spread into a seamless, complete covering that conceals the initial foundation.
- Baking Precision: Slide the assembled cake into an oven preheated to 350°F (175°C). Bake for 40-45 minutes, monitoring for set edges while maintaining a seductively molten center.
- Cooling and Finishing: Remove from oven and allow complete cooling within the baking pan. This resting period enables flavor melding and filling stabilization. Before serving, optionally dust with a delicate powdered sugar veil. Slice into generous squares and serve at room temperature or gently warmed for ultimate indulgence.
Notes
- Manage Moisture Levels: Ensure cream cheese is at room temperature for smooth blending, preventing lumps and guaranteeing a silky, consistent filling texture.
- Control Baking Time Precisely: Watch cake closely during final 10 minutes of baking; gooey center should look slightly underdone but edges must be set to achieve perfect butter cake consistency.
- Prevent Pecan Sinking: Lightly coat chopped pecans in flour before folding into cream cheese mixture, preventing them from settling at bottom during baking and ensuring even distribution.
- Optimize Cooling Strategy: Allow cake to cool completely in pan, which helps filling set properly and intensifies flavor development, resisting temptation to remove or slice prematurely.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 425
- Sugar: 39 g
- Sodium: 295 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 47 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg