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Chess Cake

SUBMITTED BY: Kathy Bliesner      PHOTO BY: MARIO1

"This cake is very rich, and is great to take to gatherings."
PREP TIME  30 Min
COOK TIME  1 Hr
READY IN  1 Hr 30 Min
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 1 - 9 x 13 inch cake
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  •  
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 x 13 inch pan.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together cake mix, 2 eggs, and 1/2 cup melted butter. Put into prepared pan.
  3. In another bowl, Beat cream cheese until smooth. Blend in 1/2 cup melted butter and 2 eggs. Gradually beat in the confectioner's sugar. Pour over the crust mixture already in the pan.
  4. Bake for 1 hour. Cool.
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Reviewed on Sep. 25, 2005 by ALLY99
This cake was fabulous!! If you're looking for a beautiful LOOKING cake, this isn't it. If you're looking for an easy cake with a delightfully unique taste, this is the one. The bottom layer has the consistency of a moist cake whereas the top layer has more a pudding-like texture...this is how a chess cake (and pie) is supposed to be. It is absolutely a delicious cake that I will be proud to serve to my inlaws tomorrow. Oh, and I used fat free cream cheese and low fat butter (just added an extra tablespoon of butter in each layer which puts back the liquid that low-fat butter is missing). I also added 3/4 cup of crushed pecans to the top of the bottom layer. I feel that added JUST what the recipe needed to be perfect! By the way, heat it up for a few seconds in the microwave and serve with ice cream. Wonderful! Enjoy! Ally

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Reviewed on Oct. 16, 2005 by Rebecca
This is a super recipe! It's easy, rich, and liked by all. I'd recommend coating your spatula in cooking spray to make getting the first layer spread into the pan since it's a bit sticky.

8 users found this review helpful
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Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2007 by Shelley B.
This is such a good recipe. I was wanting to submit this recipe to the site, but after doing a quick search, found it was already here. There are so many variations you can make too. You can use lemon flavored cake mix to make it what my mom calls "lemon squares" or you can follow the recipe posted here and add approx. 2 cups of chocolate chips to the top layer for a chocolately twist. Either way is great! One warning though, this isn't a "normal" cake. If you insert a toothpick to ensure it's thoroughly cooked, it won't come out clean. Look for the top to brown as this is a very gooey.

5 users found this review helpful


 
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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 18

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 378

  • Total Fat: 19g
  • Cholesterol: 89mg
  • Sodium: 344mg
  • Total Carbs: 49.4g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.3g
  • Protein: 3.7g

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