Gooey Butter Cakes

[rtebalt]

1 pkg yellow cake mix
1 egg
1 stick butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350. Combine ingredients & mix well. Pat into lightly greased 9×13 inch baking pan. Set aside while preparing filling.

Filling:
1 (8oz) cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 stick butter, melted
1 (16oz) box powdered sugar

Beat cream chees until smooth. Add eggs & vanilla. Add butter & beat. Add powdered sugar & mix well. Spread over cake mixture. Bake 40-50 minutes. (You want the center to be gooey, so don’t over bake.)

[rtebalt]

Oh, here are some Variations! 🙂 :
1.) Use a chocolate cake mix with cream cheese filling. Then add chocolate chips on top.
2.) Use chocolate cake mix. Add 3/4 to 1 cup peanut butter to filling. Add chocolate chips on top.
3.) Use spiced carrot cake mix. Add chopped nuts & shredded carrots to filling.

[Margaret K]

This is my absolute all time favorite cake! Thanks for the variations.

[rtebalt]

Your welcome! I aim to please! 🙂

[mos]

Ooey Gooey Butter Cake

18-oz box yellow cake mix
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
4 eggs, divided
8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
16-oz box powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Optional: 1 cup chopped nuts — such as pecans or walnuts

Optional: Powder sugar for dusting

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly grease 9×13 baking pan.
2. Combine cake mix and butter with pastry blender until crumbly.
3. Stir in 2 eggs.
4. Press mixture into prepared pan.
5. With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese in a medium bowl until fluffy, about 1 min.
6. Add the two remaining eggs, and gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until combined.
7. Fold in chopped nuts.
8. Spread batter on unbaked crust. Bake for 35 to 40 min.
9. Cool completely in pan set on a wire rack.
10. Cut into small pieces and dust with powdered sugar, if desired.

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