Nutella Gooey Butter Cake is an ooey gooey dessert bursting with chocolate flavor. It is so simple and quick to throw together. Plus it tastes good for days!
I’ve seen many recipes and variations for gooey butter cake over the years. It sure seemed to be a popular treat so I decided to see what all the fuss was about. The traditional gooey butter cake seems to have been around a long time and I’ve always thought it looked delightful. Maybe the traditional recipe would have been a good place to start for testing out variations of this recipe, but I just couldn’t help myself and started with Nutella Gooey Butter Cake! Nutella made me do it.
Nutella is a love of mine. It is rich, it is sweet, it is chocolate, it is hazelnuts- many things I love. So why not just start there and jump right to Nutella Gooey Butter Cake? Now, I have intentions of eventually testing out other flavors, maybe someday I’ll even get to the original, but let’s start here. I wouldn’t say that Nutella Gooey Butter Cake is super strong on the Nutella flavor which may be a little bit of a bummer, but these bars were such a lovely texture and so chocolate-y that I decided that was OK.
Nutella Gooey Butter Cake was not only tasty, but so easy! It is the perfect make ahead dessert to take to a family gathering or potluck. We thought they were good on the first day I made them, even better on the second day, but they had to be best once we got to day three! I tend to travel with homemade dessert- almost every trip we go on, as long as we are driving. So a dessert you can make two to three days ahead of time that doesn’t get dry or old tasting is a win in my book.
I hope you enjoy this simple and chocolate-y Nutella Gooey Butter Cake!
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- 1 chocolate cake mix (I used devil's food)
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 egg
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 3/4 cup nutella
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- Preheat oven at 350 degrees F. For the crust, combine the chocolate cake mix, melted butter, and egg. Press into a greased 9x13 in pan.
- For the filling, combine the cream cheese, butter, and Nutella. Add the eggs and mix. Gradually add the powdered sugar. Pour filling on top of the crust and bake about 40 minutes. Be careful to not over bake. The edges should begin to brown and the filling should no longer be liquid, but will remain gooey and center may jiggle a little. Let bars cool completely and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
- These are a great make ahead dessert, because they taste best 1-2 days or more after baking. The texture becomes more moist and the flavors enhance over time.