wow this is actualy paula deens recipe.
she says it is her most popular dessert!
she says:
"1. for the holidays add a 15 ounce can of pumpkin to the filling; add cinnamon and nutmeg.
2. add a 20 ounce can of drained crished pinnaple to the filling
3. use a lemon cake mix add lemon zest and juice to the filling.
4. use a chocolate cake mix in the cream cheese filling add chocolate chips and nuts to the top.
5. use a spiced corrot cake mix, add chopped nut and shredded corrots to the filling.
6. use mandarin oranges, bananas, blueberries, or strawberries-just coordinate you extract flavorings.
7. use a chocolate cake mix. add 3/4 to a 1 cup of peanut butter and nuts to the filling."
great recipe for to ALL!!!
I have made a similar recipe for years, but I combine the cake mix with 1/2 cup melted unsalted butter and one egg. To the softened cream cheese, I add 1/2 cup of melted unsalted butter, 2 eggs, and only 2 cups of confectioners sugar. I also top it with 1/2 cup of chopped pecans before baking 35-45 minutes. Everyone begs for this recipe!
I made this in 1999 when V. Monte originally had it posted on "AllRecipes.com presents Cakerecipe.com." (Does Cakerecipe.com still exist?) It goes by many names and has many variations --chocolate pumpkin etc.(see Paula Deen's recipes on FoodNetwork). Don't overbake this! The word "cake" is deceiving so when you bake this don't think something's wrong when it stays gooey--that's exactly how it's supposed to be. It is a soft gooey bar-like dessert that while tasty was much too sweet for my liking. It was okay but after making this in '99 I didn't consider it a "keeper " and I never made it again.
I turned this cake into a Thanksgiving Day dessert by adding a can of pumpkin to the cream cheese mixture along with a teaspoon of cinnamon and nutmeg and used vanilla in lieu of the almond extract. I suspect you could let your imatination run wild with this delicious base. Although there were several other desserts on the table this one was "gobbled" (sorry dumb joke) up by everyone! Thanks so much V.Monte!!!!
This was fantastic. I baked it for a little less than the recipe called for maybe 5-10 minutes less. Next time I will make sure that I don't forget to hit the sides of the pan with the cooking spray I wasn't paying attention and only sprayed the bottom and the cake really stuck to the sides. Besides that it was a wonderful dessert.
I have made this dessert several times recently for large groups of people and everyone has loved it. I also think 4 cups of sugar is too much so I used 3. Next time I will only use 2.5.
I made this for my inlaws over the weekend. I reserved some of the crust mix and spinkled it on top of the cream cheese mixture to add a little more visual appeal. Everyone loved it and said "it was a keeper".
A simple recipe with great results! It was easy and quick. I didn't have a yellow cake mix on hand so I substituted a white cake mix. It turned out great!
This cake is more commonly known as "ChessCake".
