Easy Chess Cake

Rating: 4.26 stars
88 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 55
  • 4 star values: 17
  • 3 star values: 6
  • 2 star values: 4
  • 1 star values: 6

This recipe was given to me years ago by a friend. My sons love this. I make it when we go on vacation so we can munch on it while in the car.

By Cathy
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Ingredients

18
Original recipe yields 18 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch cake pan.

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  • In a large bowl mix together cake mix, butter and 1 egg. Pat batter into greased 9x13 inch pan.

  • In a medium size mixing bowl mix together cream cheese, 2 eggs and sugar. Pour the cream cheese mixture over the cake mix batter.

  • Bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
333 calories; 3.3 g protein; 50.6 g carbohydrates; 58.8 mg cholesterol; 273.8 mg sodium. Full Nutrition

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JENNJAN
Rating: 5 stars
05/26/2005
My mother used to make these all the time. She would press the cake batter into a large cookie sheet to thin out the cake part and then pour the cream cheese topping on top. It lessens the cooking time a bit but they come out super moist and more like bars or brownies. Great recipe! Read More
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IDJ73
Rating: 3 stars
07/09/2010
I baked this recipe for 45 minutes and it still didn't get done, it was really gooey. I don't know what I did wrong, but I will try it again, but bake it in a jelly roll pan. I am open to any suggestions, as this recipe is simple and sounded very good. Read More
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(13)
88 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 55
  • 4 star values: 17
  • 3 star values: 6
  • 2 star values: 4
  • 1 star values: 6
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JENNJAN
Rating: 5 stars
05/26/2005
My mother used to make these all the time. She would press the cake batter into a large cookie sheet to thin out the cake part and then pour the cream cheese topping on top. It lessens the cooking time a bit but they come out super moist and more like bars or brownies. Great recipe! Read More
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(87)
THEBLINTZ
Rating: 5 stars
12/26/2007
I LOVE this recipe. I have made this three times in the last month and always get rave reviews. One helpful hint - I find the cake part of this hard to stir, so the last time I made it I used a potato masher to mix it up and it made the stirring a lot easier! Thanks for a great recipe. Read More
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oldchick1949
Rating: 5 stars
07/21/2008
This cake is unbelieveable! My grandmother used to buy pies from the grocery bakery. She called them Chess pies I would die for them. I never got the recipe because they were "fattening" Once in a while I'd buy them when I got older but always thought they would be hard to make. When I saw this recipe I thought how easy and mabe it'll taste like the pie. OMG! it's lovely tastes like the pies my Gma used to buy. I took it out of the oven and only let it cool 10 min before I tasted it. My hubby and son couldn't beleive their taste buds! I will be making this and I've already thought of other cake mixes to use in it. (I like experimenting) Read More
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Josie_James
Rating: 5 stars
07/13/2008
Best with red velvet cake mix! Read More
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clarissa
Rating: 5 stars
02/05/2010
This is a great cake. I have made a variation of this recipe many times. One tip to mix the cake more easily is to mix with your hands. Use gloves. You may want to try a cup of pecans in the cake mix. You may also try a differnt flavor cake mix. (german chocolate cake mix with pecans and coconut drizzle with melted german chocolate bar). Read More
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Melissa.Phillips.Tate
Rating: 5 stars
01/30/2007
This recipe is great.. my husband tried to eat it straight from the oven. It doesnt make it very long at my house. I add some vanilla to the cream cheese mix..just a special little touch. Read More
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The Bunny Chef
Rating: 5 stars
10/20/2010
This is really good! The only change I made was to add a teaspoon of vanilla extract to the cream cheese part. It turned out very very sweet- probably the sweetest dessert I've ever made. You could cut back on the sugar to 3 or even 2 cups. I wasn't sure exactly what to expect with this recipe and was expecting something more cakey. It ended up like a bar. The texture of the crust part and the filling part is actually very reminescent of lemon bars. The crust part is kind of chewy (particularly the edges and if it's cold) and the filling part (which does not taste like cream cheese to us) is gooey. So if you like chewy and gooey make these for sure but if you don't stay away! Read More
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linajoe9
Rating: 5 stars
12/23/2002
This is the very best Chess Cake recipe. My kids loved it when they were small and now I have too make it for my grandkids at Christmas every year. I sprinkle some chocolate chips before baking and that dresses it up some. My son doesn't like pecans so I only add those to half of it before baking. I'm sure you could add othr flavors of chips and other types of nuts or whatever your imagination could come up with. Read More
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IDJ73
Rating: 3 stars
07/09/2010
I baked this recipe for 45 minutes and it still didn't get done, it was really gooey. I don't know what I did wrong, but I will try it again, but bake it in a jelly roll pan. I am open to any suggestions, as this recipe is simple and sounded very good. Read More
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