Paula Deen’s Gooey Butter Cake

Do you feel a heart attack coming on just reading this title? Or perhaps, your mouth watered in anticipation of the yumminess that is coming!

I found this recipe the other day on Pinterest and it looked delish! You know you wanna make it…don’t lie.

You will need:

For the cake part:

1 18 oz pkg of yellow cake mix

1 egg

8 tbsp melted butter

Filling:

1 8 oz pkg of softened cream cheese

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

8 tbsp of melted butter

1 16 oz box of powdered sugar

Ok let’s do this together.

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

2. Combine the cake mix, egg, and butter, and mix well with an electric mixer.

 

If you get something that kinda looks like icky play-dough….you did it right!

3. Press the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13x9 inch pan.

4. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth.

5. Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter, and beat together.

6. Next, add the powdered sugar and mix well.

7. Pour and spread the filling over the cake batter pressed bottom.

8. Bake for 40-50 minutes.

* Be sure not to over-bake because you want the center to be a little gooey…after all, it is called “gooey butter cake”! :)

It looks a little different than the original picture...but then again, I do not have a test kitchen and I have a lousy camera :)  It tastes delicious however, and my family is enjoying it!

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