Description
A rich and crowd-pleasing layered dessert with a buttery cake crust, creamy cheesecake filling, and melty chocolate topping—perfect for potlucks.
Ingredients
- 1 box (15.25 ounces) yellow cake mix
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large egg
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. In a medium bowl, mix the cake mix, melted butter, and egg together until a dough forms. Press this dough evenly into the bottom of a greased 9×13-inch baking dish.
3. Bake for 15 minutes, then remove from the oven and let it cool slightly.
4. In another bowl, beat together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth. Spread this mixture evenly over the baked crust.
5. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the cream cheese layer, followed by the chopped pecans if using.
6. Drizzle the heavy cream over the top of the chocolate chips and pecans.
7. Return to the oven and bake for an additional 25 minutes or until the edges are golden and the center is set.
8. Let cool completely, then slice into bars and serve.
Notes
Allow the bars to cool fully before cutting for clean slices.
Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
You can substitute walnuts for pecans or omit nuts entirely.
For extra richness, use dark chocolate chips instead of semisweet.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg