Gooey Butter Cake - A St. Louis tradition! |
My hubby eats the "gooey" of the gooey butter cake and leaves the "crust" |
Gooey Butter Cake
Yield: 8 - 10 servings
Ingredients for the Cake:
Adapted from Paula Deen
Yield: 8 - 10 servings
Ingredients for the Cake:
- One 18 1/4-ounce package yellow cake mix
- 1 egg
- 8 T. butter, melted
- Ingredients for the Filling:
- One 8-ounce package cream cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1 t. vanilla
- 8 T. butter, melted
- One 16-ounce box powdered sugar
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine the cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well with an electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9-inch baking pan.
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter and beat together.
- Next, add the powdered sugar and mix well. Spread over cake batter and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Make sure not to over bake as the center should be a little gooey.
Servings: 1
Calories: 848
Total Fat: 32.2 g
Cholesterol: 132 mg.
Sodium: 612 mg.
Protein: 5.2 g.
Yum! I love butter cake. And I love even more that it uses a boxed cake mix, I love semi-homemade!
ReplyDeleteI have seen Paula Deen make this and always been intrigued! Looks wonderful. I could really use a night out with the girls!
ReplyDeletethis looks just delicious! i will absolutely be giving this a try. =)
ReplyDeleteI have heard so much about this cake but have never tasted or made it-obviously I am missing out! One piece looks like a nice escape from a day of weirdness.
ReplyDeletebutter cake looks delicious wonderfully done
ReplyDeleteLol! You are too funny :) I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteyin and yang... can't wonder about being old in the same post where guys still hit on you (even creepy guys).
ReplyDeleteAnd your cake looks and sounds incredible. I did something very close, lemon cake, lemon zest and juice in the cream cheese center.... wanting to do the same with nutello soon!
I love the way you tell a story :) And my family LOVES these bars...I've been making them for years, but we call them gooey bars!
ReplyDeleteEverything about this sounds so good. I love cake mix and paired with the cream cheese...yum!
ReplyDeleteWow that looks so awesome
ReplyDeleteWhat a day you had, Dee!
ReplyDeleteDoes the gooey-ness reconsole something of a guilty-pleasure ? ;)
LOL Your story was entertaining! Wow - that sounds like a naughty but nice cake! Hmm, you've given me an idea!
ReplyDeleteUgh, so sorry you were stood up for yoga. But there's always alcohol...and this awesome cake!
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is "the house still for sale down the road from you?" Lol, I would never stand you up. Great recipe as always.
ReplyDeleteOh Dee! You've been on a rollercoaster! I can't believe you were stood up for your yoga class! I think this amazing gooey butter cake would make up for all the wrongs of my world! : )
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I went to the Lady & Sons on a trip to Savannah a couple of years ago. When the dessert tray came around, I went straight for the Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake. Man it was good!
ReplyDeleteI'm actually swooning! I've never had Gooey Butter Cake before but I've always been intrigued by it and this recipe looks like the one to try! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis looks great! I've actually been searching for a butter cake recipe!
ReplyDeleteVery cute post, Dee. It just goes to show life is all about balance. Now a good day would be balancing a slice of gooey butter cake in each hand. Looks divine!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my winter faves. You killed it with those photos! Great job!
ReplyDeleteevery time I see a butter cake it reminds me of how badly I want to make one! looks yum!
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