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Chocolate Marble Gooey Butter Cake

Chocolate Marble Gooey Butter Cake is the best of both worlds. It’s also an easy dessert to make because it starts with a boxed cake mix.

A SIMPLE TWIST ON GOOEY BUTTER CAKE

This Chocolate Marble Gooey Butter Cake is basically like a really sweet, soft and gooey brownie. It has a brownie type base with a creamy (gooey) topping. And with this recipe, two favorite flavors are combined to give you one heckuva Gooey Butter Cake. A little vanilla..a little chocolate.

a slice of Chocolate Marble Gooey Butter Cake shown on a small, round white plate.

TIPS FOR MAKING CHOCOLATE MARBLE GOOEY BUTTER CAKE:

  • Your natural instinct is going to be to cook this too long. You’ll think it’s not done. But remember we want this to stay a bit gooey. It is ready when it starts to get light golden brown around the edges.
  • You can really use any of your favorite cake mixes for this. White, yellow or vanilla all work. Or, you can try strawberry for a chocolate strawberry flavor.
  • Don’t forget the nonstick cooking spray. Even when using a nonstick pan – it makes all the difference!
overhead photo of a slice of Chocolate Marble Gooey Butter Cake on a white plate with a fork off to the side.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)

  • yellow cake mix
  • salted butter
  • eggs
  • cream cheese
  • vanilla extract
  • powdered sugar
  • semi-sweet chocolate chips
powdered sugar, yellow cake mix, butter, eggs, cream cheese, chocolate chips and vanilla extract.

HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE MARBLE GOOEY BUTTER CAKE:

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray a 9×13 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

spraying nonstick cooking spray into a baking pan.

Start making the crust. In a medium bowl, combine cake mix, melted butter and egg. Beat together using an electric or stand mixer on low for 2 minutes. You’ll notice the batter will start to pull away from the sides of the bowl.

cake mix, butter and egg mixed together in a stand mixer.

Spread the batter into the bottom of your baking dish. It’s best just to get in there with your hands to get it all evenly spread out.

cake mix crust pressed evenly into the bottom of the baking dish.

Now make the filling. Using the same mixing bowl, add the cream cheese and beat on low until smooth. Add the eggs, melted butter and vanilla extract and mix on medium speed for 1 minute. Add in the confectioners sugar and mix everything together until smooth and well incorporated. Set aside.

cream cheese, eggs, butter and vanilla extract mixed together in a stand mixer.

Place 1 cup chocolate chips into a microwave safe bowl or dish. Microwave chips on high for about 30 seconds then take out and stir.

chocolate chips in a measuring cup

Continue microwaving in 15 second intervals until fully melted.

melted chocolate chips in a measuring cup.

Measure out 1 cup of the cream cheese filling.

measuring cup holding some cream cheese batter.

Combine cream cheese filling with melted chocolate.

mixing cream cheese mixture and melted chocolate chips in a measuring cup.

Whisk together until well blended and all one color.

fully mixed melted chocolate chips and cream cheese batter. .

Pour vanilla cream cheese filling on top of crust and spread out evenly.

a spatula spreading cream cheese batter on top of cake mix in baking pan.

Using a spoon, dollop chocolate filling on top of cream cheese filling.

chocolate batter dolloped on top of cream cheese batter.

Using a butter knife, swirl the knife around so the top of the batter has a marbled effect. Be careful not to cut through the crust.

a knife swirling chocolate batter around into the cream cheese mixture.

Bake for about 45 minutes. Be careful not to overbake. Remember, this is gooey butter cake so you want that filling to stay a little soft.

fully baked gooey chocolate butter cake.

Cool for at least 30 minutes. Then cut into squares and serve.

closeup p photo of a slice of Chocolate Marble Gooey Butter Cake on a white plate.

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Chocolate Marble Gooey Butter Cake

Chocolate Marble Gooey Butter Cake is the best of both worlds. It's also an easy dessert to make because it starts with a boxed cake mix.
5 from 10 votes
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 12

Ingredients

FOR THE CRUST:

  • 15.25 ounce box yellow cake mix
  • ½ cup salted butter (1 stick), melted
  • 1 large egg

FOR THE FILLING:

  • 8 ounce block cream cheese, softened to room temperature
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup salted butter (1 stick), melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 ¾ cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray a 9×13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  • For the crust: In a medium bowl, combine cake mix, melted butter and egg. Beat together using an electric or stand mixer on low for 2 minutes. You’ll notice the batter will start to pull away from the sides of the bowl.
  • Spread the batter into the bottom of your baking dish. It’s best just to get in there with your hands to get it all evenly spread out.
  • For the filling: Using the same mixing bowl, add the cream cheese and beat on low until smooth.
  • Add the eggs, melted butter and vanilla extract and mix on medium speed for 1 minute.
  • Add in the powdered sugar and mix everything together until smooth and well incorporated. Set aside.
  • Place 1 cup chocolate chips into a microwave safe bowl or dish. Microwave chips on high for about 30 seconds then take out and stir. Continue microwaving in 15 second intervals until fully melted.
  • Measure out 1 cup of the cream cheese filling.Combine cream cheese filling with melted chocolate. Whisk together until well blended and all one color.
  • Pour filling on top of crust and spread out evenly.
  • Using a spoon, dollop chocolate filling on top of cream cheese filling.
  • Using a butter knife, swirl the knife around so the top of the batter has a marbled effect.
  • Bake for about 45 minutes. Be careful not to overbake.
  • Cool for at least 30 minutes. Then cut into squares and serve.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Calories: 544kcal | Carbohydrates: 81g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 23g | Sodium: 467mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 61g

Nutritional Disclaimer

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32 Comments

  1. with traditional Gooey Butter Cake, I’ve found that one of those red Betty Crocer spatulas from Dollar Tree won’t stick to the batter. Also, you can get a 3 pack of foil pans w/ lids at Dollar Tree too. Instead of one 9×13 cake, the recipe should divide into the 3 foil pans.I haven’t tried this recipe yet, but with the foil pans, I would definately check on it at 34 minutes.Doing it that way has allowed me to give very welcome gifts during some very lean Christmases!

  2. Just made this and it is OH SO WONDERFUL! Thank you for sharing your recipe! It's a new fav!! It is what it says it is… Ooey-Gooey. 🙂

  3. OMG!! Just finished making this for our Canadian Thanksgiving, and WOW!! My hubby is in heaven. The chewy batter up the sides is sooo good. Thanks for the great recipe. I'll have to search for the one someone mentioned about the pumpkin version.

  4. This looks SOOO yummy! I have a dinner to attend, so I'm planning on making this. One question, does it have to be unsalted butter? I only have salted on hand but wasn't sure it would make a difference. It'll be my 1st time making this and I don't want to mess it up.

  5. So, as it turns out, having your 18 month old standing at your feet screaming to be picked up while you try and hurry and finish the ingredients to stick in the oven is NOT recommended. I accidentally put TWO sticks of butter into the filling! Oops. I kept pulling it out of the oven and it wasn't setting up the way it should (I made this the other day for a potluck) and then it hit me…two sticks of butter do a gooey filling make.

    I set the oven to 300 and let it go another 20 minutes or so until it firmed up a bit…I am letting it cool now so I have no clue what it will taste like, but, I am hoping the old stand by "butter makes everything better" still applies to this goof! LOL

  6. that looks very good! i don't think i've ever had one before, so i'm definitely going to have to try this one!!!

  7. Like you, I too have made many a gooey butter cake (Pumpkin is my fave) but have never made a marble one. I can't wait to try this! 🙂

  8. Found the printable recipe link…right there in front of me! I must have been so distracted by the yummy cake… 😉

  9. Oooh…this looks yummy! I ran to the store a little while ago, to buy ingredients. I can't wait to make this! 🙂

    Do you have a printer friendly option on your posts? I didn't see one, so I thought I'd ask. Thanks!

  10. I live in West Virginia and I needed a cake recipe for work. This is perfect. I love your site and I'm a recipe collector. Thanks bunches!!

  11. I lived in St. Louis for a while, so I am totally on the gooey butter cake bandwagon. Can't wait to try this version. Thanks for sharing! Pinned.