Gooey Butter Cake
By
Peggy Bockler
@pbockler
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This recipe is from The Lady & Sons Just Desserts cookbook by Paula H. Deen.
Ingredients
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1 box(18.25 oz.) yellow cake mix
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1egg
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1 stickbutter, melted
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FILLING
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1(8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
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2eggs
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1 tspvanilla
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3 3/4 cpowdered sugar
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1 stickbutter, melted
How to Make Gooey Butter Cake
- Preheat oven to 350º. Lightly grease a 13 x 9 pan.
- With a mixer, combine the cake mix, egg and butter and mix well. Pat into the bottom of the prepared pan and set aside.
- Still using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla. Add powdered sugar and mix well. Pour in the butter and mix well again.
- Pour filling onto cake mixture and spread evenly. Bake for 40-50 minutes. You want the center to be a little gooey, so don't bake it past that point.
- Remove from oven and allow to cook completely. Cut into squares.
- Lemon Gooey: Use a lemon cake mix in place of the yellow cake. Add the juice (approximately 1/4 cup) and zest of 2 lemons to the cream cheese filling. Proceed as directed above.
Peanut Butter Gooey: Use a chocolate cake mix. Add 1 cup creamy peanut butter and an extra egg to cream cheese filling. Proceed as directed above.
Chippy Gooey: Stir 1 cup white chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips, or Heath bits into filling. Proceed as directed above.
About Gooey Butter Cake
Course/Dish: Cakes
