24 servings butter melted for greasing pan, plus 16 tablespoons 2 sticks
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
8 ounce cream cheese softened
1 eggs
18.3 ounce chocolate cake mix
1 cup nuts chopped
16 ounce powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Equipment
bowl
frying pan
oven
wire rack
blender
baking pan
hand mixer
stand mixer
spatula
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Lightly grease a 13-by-9-inch baking pan. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, 1 egg, and 8 tablespoons (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 the cream cheese until smooth.
Add the 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 8 tablespoons (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 40 to 50 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.
