Neiman Marcus Cake

Wonderful, moist chocolate cake topped with a delicious sweet cream cheese topping, and very easy to make...a wonderful clone to the Neiman Marcus cake.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Yields: 1 13x9 inch cake

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4ounce) box  chocolate cake mix
• 3  eggs
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 1  cup  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped  nuts
• 4  cups icing sugar (confectioners)
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

Directions

1. Set oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease a 13 x 9" baking pan.
3. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix with 1 egg, butter Or margarine; mix until smooth.
4. Pat the mixture into prepared baking pan.
5. Sprinkle with the chocolate chips and the chopped nuts evenly over the cake-crust in the pan.
6. in a bowl, mix together the icing sugar, cream cheese and the remaining 2 eggs until well blended; pour over the semi-sweet chocolate chips and the nuts.
7. Bake for about 40 minutes.
8. Let cake cool a little before cutting.
9. Serve warm or cooled-- DELICIOUS!