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Truly Toffee Ooey Gooey Double Chocolate Cake

Try Truly Toffee as a delicious topping to the Truly Toffee original recipe for an “Ooey Gooey Double Chocolate Cake.”  The cake is served best warm with vanilla ice cream on top, a perfect treat for the holiday season.

INGREDIENTS

Cake:

-  1 (18 1/4-ounce) package of Double Chocolate cake mix
-  1 egg
-  8 tablespoons of butter, melted

Filling:

-  1 (8-ounce) package of cream cheese, softened
-  1 cup of Nutella
-  3 eggs
-  1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
-  8 tablespoons of butter, melted
-  1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar
-  2 teaspoons of instant espresso

Topping:

-  Vanilla Ice Cream (can substitute whipped cream if you are not an ice cream fan)
-  Truly Toffee Bits (as much as you like)

DIRECTIONS

For the Cake:

-  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
-  With an electric mixer mix the following ingredients well:  cake mix, egg, and butter.
-  Lightly grease a 13 by 9-inch baking pan with butter.
-  Pat the mixture into the bottom of the pan.

For the filling:

-  In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and Nutella until smooth.
-  Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter, and beat together.
-  Add the powdered sugar, instant espresso and mix well.
-  Spread filling/Nutella mixture over the cake batter.

Cooking Instructions:

-  Bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Make sure not to overbake as the center should be a little gooey.
-  Serve with Vanilla Ice Cream / Whipped Cream and sprinkles of Truly Toffee Bits* on top.

* Truly Toffee bits can be special ordered from TrulyToffee.com; please feel free to contact us if you would like us to send you a sample.

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