I cannot abide anything runny.
For this reason I have to hard cook my poached eggs and stir up and cook
through my fried eggs, which really means that they are hard boiled and
scrambled eggs, respectively. My point here is that I don’t like chasing my food. So
when I saw this recipe for Ooey Gooey Chocolate Cake, I hesitated. The recipe
looked like a chocolate version of St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake (as it turned
out, it is), so I just decided to over bake it so that it wouldn’t run all over
my plate because, call it what you will, a “lava cake” is really just one that
hasn’t quite baked through. That is high on the “Ick Factor” for me.
I kept the whole over baking
thing to myself and served it with no explanation. It was a big hit! The edges
were a bit crunchy, the bottom layer was chewy like a brownie, and the top
layer was dense and creamy not unlike a flour-less chocolate cake.
If you don’t mind the thrill of
the chase, bake yours for 30 minutes, but if you’re like me, give my version a
try, and then let me know what you think.
[Not so] Ooey Gooey Chocolate Cake
Slightly adapted from Paula Deen.
First Layer
1 (15.25-ounce) package
chocolate cake mix
1 egg
1 stick butter, melted
Second Layer
1 (8-ounce) package cream
cheese, softened
2 extra large eggs
3 to 4 tablespoons dark cocoa powder
1 (16-ounce) box powdered sugar
1 stick butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350ยบF. Grease a 9-inch spring-form cake pan.
Combine the cake mix, 1 egg, and
1 stick melted butter, and stir until well blended. Pat the mixture into
prepared pan and set aside.
In a stand mixer on medium
speed, 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. Mix until everything is well combined. Slowly add the
remaining 1 stick of melted butter and vanilla and continue to beat the mixture
until smooth.
Pour the filling over the cake mixture in the spring-form pan. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Let cake partially cool on a wire rack before cutting into pieces.
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