Subj : 8/12 Gooey Butter Cake 4 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Mon Aug 12 2024 04:36:00 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: "Howlin' Mad" Murdoch's Chocolate Chip Gooey Butter Cake Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Chocolate, Cheese Yield: 12 Servings 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 3/4 ts Baking soda 1/8 ts Salt 2/3 c Unsalted butter; softened 2/3 c Butter flavour shortening 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Light brown sugar; packed 2 ts Vanilla extract; divided 4 lg Eggs; divided 3 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips; - divided 12 oz Cream cheese; softened 1 lb Powdered sugar; divided Preheat oven to 350oF/175oC. Coat an 11" x 13" pan with cooking spray. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter, shortening, brown sugar, granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla with an electric mixer until creamy. Add 2 eggs, one at a time, and mix to blend. Add flour mixture in three additions until well combined, but do not overbeat. Gently stir in 2 cups chocolate chips. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. Set aside. In another bowl, beat cream cheese with clean beaters until fluffy. Set aside 1/4 cup powdered sugar. Gradually add the remaining powdered sugar to the cream cheese, then beat in the remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla and the remaining 2 eggs. Beat until smooth. Stir in the remaining 1 cup chocolate chips. Pour filling over batter in prepared pan. Dust the top with the reserved 1/4 cup powdered sugar. Bake for 40-50 minutes until the edges brown. The center should be slightly wiggly. Let cook on a wire rack to room temperature. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours before cutting and serving. Prep Time: 30 mins Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation and cooking time does not include cooking and refrigeration times. As made at Murdoch Perk in St. Louis. Yield: One 11" X 13" cake - Serves 12 Recipe from: http://www.food.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Why does old age always catch up with you but never passes you by? --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .