Gooey Butter Cake Recipe

When it comes to gooey desserts, perhaps the champion is the aptly named gooey butter cake, though, surprisingly, it is little known outside our region. I've had to ship out hundreds of these cakes all over the US for my family & friends, you'd think they could just learn to bake!

There's hardly a bakery in St. Louis or the surrounding region that doesn't offer a version of this tasty treat.

These are the items needed to prepare this Gooey Butter Cake Recipe

Cake:

8 tablespoons butter, melted or softened

1 18 1/4-ounce package yellow cake mix (Any brand)

1 Lg egg

Filling:

8 tablespoons butter, melted or softened

1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 Lg eggs

1 16-ounce box powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cake-

Combine the cake mix, egg, & butter and mix well with an electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9-inch baking pan. Next Prepare the Filling

Filling-

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla, & butter and beat together. Next, add the powdered sugar & mix well. Spread over cake batter & bake for 40 to 50 minutes depending on your oven. Make sure not to over bake as the center should be a little gooey.

Add a light sprinkling of powdered sugar or cinnamon to top it off, cut & serve.