Red Velvet Gooey Butter Cake
Red Velvet Gooey Butter Cake is a rich and decadent dessert made with a soft red velvet cake mix crust and a creamy chocolate cream cheese filling. These easy dessert bars bake up with slightly crisp edges and a perfectly gooey center. It’s a simple cake mix dessert that’s perfect for holidays, potlucks, or anytime you need a crowd-pleasing treat.
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Servings: 24 servings
Calories: 299kcal
Ingredients
For the Crust
- 15 oz box red velvet cake mix
- 1 egg
- ½ cup butter, melted
For the Filling
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup butter, melted
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2-3 drops red gel food coloring, optional
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- In a medium mixing bowl using a hand mixer, beat together red velvet cake mix, 1 egg, and 1/2 cup butter. Press the mixture into greased baking dish.
- In a medium mixing bowl using a hand mixer, beat together cream cheese, 1/2 cup melted butter, 3 eggs, vanilla, cocoa powder, red food coloring (if using), and powdered sugar. Mix until completely smooth. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over the crust. Bake uncovered for 45 minutes. Do not over-bake. The center should still be slightly jiggly.
- Cool completely. Sprinkle slightly cooled bars with powdered sugar, if desired.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 299 kcal | Carbohydrates: 36 g | Protein: 3 g | Fat: 17 g | Saturated Fat: 6 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7 g | Trans Fat: 0.01 g | Cholesterol: 30 mg | Sodium: 274 mg | Potassium: 144 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 27 g | Vitamin A: 499 IU | Vitamin C: 0.02 mg | Calcium: 48 mg | Iron: 2 mg
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