Deep Dark Chocolate Sour Cream Bars

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package fudge cake mix
• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 cup butter, melted and divided
• 1 cup sour cream, not reduced fat
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 spray the bottom only of a 13 x 9 inch metal baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• 3 reserve 1 cup of the cake mix; set aside.
• 4 in a large bowl place remaining cake mix, 1 of the eggs, and 1/4 cup melted butter.
• 5 blend 1 to 2 minutes with an electric mixture on low speed until well blended.
• 6 press mixture into prepared pan.
• 7 in medium bowl mix remaining 3 eggs, sour cream, brown sugar and remaining 1/2 cup melted butter with electric mixer set on low speed until well blended.
• 8 add reserved cake mix, beating 2 minutes on medium speed until mixture is smooth; stir in chocolate chips.
• 9 pour over prepared crust.
• 10 bake for 35 to 38 minutes, until just set and light golden on top.
• 11 cool completely.
• 12 cut into bars and sift with cocoa powder if desired.