Chocolate Chess Squares

Submitted by Kathy

"A rich and delicious dessert. Even got a thumbs up from my father-in-law on this recipe. Adapted from a Holly Berkowitz Clegg cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) box light devils food cake mix
• 1 egg
• 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon water
• 8 ounces light cream cheese
• 1 lb powdered sugar
• 3 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Coat a 13 x 9 pan with cooking spray.
3. Combine cake mix, egg, butter, and water by hand.
4. Now, pat the batter mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
5. In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and egg whites until smooth.
6. Add the vanilla extract. Pour mixture over batter.
7. Bake 45 minutes or until top is golden, cool and cut into squares.

Reviews

[Yvonne M.]

Well first off I would love to make these but it's obvious the direction to doing so is a little confusing

 

[Jesse H.]

These turned out great! Make sure u watch them tho because they only took 30 mins in my oven. I didnt have any vanilla flavoring so i omitted it and they were perfect without it. Not sure what the vanilla does for it but dont think they need it

 

[scintillaa]

I made these for my boyfriend and he could not stop raving. This is a mostly southern traditional dessert, and they are unheard of up here. He brought them into his office for his staff :-)

 

[bucklerblake]

Disappointing. After reading all of the previous positive reviews, I had high hopes for these bars. I followed the recipe exactly...the chocolate layer was dry and the cream cheese layer was too souffle-like for my liking. :(

 

[GingerlyJ]

When I was a teen, I worked in an ice cream shop and the owner made these bars t sell.. they are a favorite but I could never get the recipe right.. thanks!