gooey butter pecan cake

Name: Gooey Butter Pecan Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box(es) butter pecan cake mix; 3 - eggs; 1 1/2 stick(s) margerine -or- butter ... not spread! melt seperately; 1 large 8 oz. pkg cream cheese - softened; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 box(es) 16 oz. confectioners sugar

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SheilaJo Gillingham

Canaveral Groves, FL

Updated on Oct 29, 2010

I was in an antique store just out of Savannah,Ga and an older Southern Gentleman made these and served with coffee or tea ... he gave me this recipe which has became a favorite.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 45 Min

method Bake

yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 box butter pecan cake mix
3 - eggs
1 1/2 sticks margerine -or- butter ... not spread! melt seperately
1 large 8 oz. pkg cream cheese - softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 box 16 oz. confectioners sugar

How To Make gooey butter pecan cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 and grease 13X9 pan.

Step 2

Prepare cake mix by adding 1 egg and 1 stick of margarine. Press into pan.
Step 3

Mix with mixer ... softened Cream Cheese, remaining 2 eggs, then add confectioners sugar (reserve enough to dust lightly over finished cake ... approx.2 Tablespoons) mix well and add remaining stk. of melted margarine ... stir well,stir in vanilla.
Step 4

Pour over batter in the pan. Bake 40 - 50 minutes without opening oven door ... When done cake will look Fluffy ... after it cools,give it a light dusting of the confectioners sugar. Enjoy!
Step 5

This is also good with Chocolate cake mix and a lite sprinkle of coconut (or 1/3 cup choc. chips) in cream cheese mixture or lemon cake mix and just a little lemon juice in cream cheese mixture ... use your imagination!
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