Ingredients
12 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 package chocolate cake mix (18.25 oz pkg)
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate mini-morsels
Directions
Heat oven to 350. Butter and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan.
In a small mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and
sugar until smooth. Add egg and vanilla; beat until blended and set
aside.
Prepare cake mix as directed; fold in chocolate morsels. Pour
chocolate batter into prepared pan; evenly cover with cream cheese
mixture. Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center of the cake
comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 25
minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely. Dust with confectioners
sugar. Serve with whipped cream and raspberries, if desired.
Serves 12
Source: Reader's Digest, June 1991
Servings: 12 servings
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