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      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 350°F/175°C.
  
  Coat an 11x13" 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.
  
  Recipe from: http://www.food.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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