Red Velvet Gooey Butter Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box red velvet cake mix
• 1 egg
• 8 tablespoons butter, melted
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3 eggs
• 8 tablespoons butter, melted
• 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.5 (1 ounce) bottle red food coloring
• 1 lb powdered sugar
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 lightly grease a 9 by 13 inch baking pan.
• 3 for cake base:.
• 4 in a large bowl combine cake mix, egg and melted butter. stir until blended. pat into prepared pan and set aside.
• 5 for filling:.
• 6 beat cream cheese until smooth. add eggs, butter,cocoa, vanilla and red food coloring and beat until creamy.
• 7 add powdered sugar and beat until smooth. stir in the chocolate chips with a spatula to not break the chips.
• 8 spread filling over cake base in pan. bake for 40 to 50 minutes. be careful not to overcook the cake; the center should still be a bit loose when finished baking. let the cake cool on a wire rack before cutting into 20 to 24 servings.