INDULGE’s Daily Dish: Hit the sweet spot with this sinfully decadent chocolate cake recipe

When the first line of a cake recipe calls for a whopping one pound of butter, you can bet the result will be heavenly. Make tonight a whole lot sweeter for you and your family by whipping up a homemade version of Mastro’s Chocolate Butter Cake. The Ft. Lauderdale steakhouse usually reserves the decadent treat exclusively for Valentine’s Day diners but given that there really is no bad time to delight in a lusciously rich dessert, we think diving into a slice (or two) of this tonight will hit your sweet spot in the most satisfying way.

Mastro’s Chocolate Butter Cake

Ingredients:

Base:

1 lb Whole Butter, softened

2 ½ boxes Duncan Hines Devil’s Food Cake Mix

4 Whole Eggs

2 cups Hershey’s Chocolate Chips

Topping:

4 oz Cream Cheese

1 cup Powdered Sugar

2 Whole Eggs

¼ cup Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup

2 Strawberries, Quartered

2 Orange Segments

1 scoop Chocolate Ice Cream

1 Tbsp Raspberry Sauce

1 Tbsp White Chocolate Sauce

1 each Mint Sprigs

Preparation:

Melt the butter and combine with the cake mix and the 4 whole eggs. Do not overmix. Set aside cake mix. Using a kitchen aid mixer (or what you have available), whip the cream cheese until smooth. Add the other 2 whole eggs, powdered sugar, and chocolate syrup chips and mix slowly. Spray 12 oz ramekins with a liberal amount of PAM cooking spray. Scoop 4 oz of the reserved cake mix into each ramekin and press to flatten into the baking ramekin. Use a ¼ Cup measure to add ¼ cup of the cream cheese topping to the flattened cake mix. Bake at 275 degrees for 45-50 minutes on low fan until cake is set. Remove from oven and allow to cool to touch. Remove from the ramekins, and serve warm. Topped with chocolate ice cream and garnished with strawberries, orange segments and drizzled with raspberry sauce and white chocolate sauce, finished with a mint sprig.

Mastro’s Ocean Club is offering curbside pickup and takeout service every day, with 10% off on takeout orders. 3000 NE 32nd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308. 954-561-4800. mastrosrestaurants.com