Gooey Butter Cake

ingredients

Cake:
1 box yellow cake mix
1 egg
1 stick of butter, melted
Filling:
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 (16 oz) box powdered sugar
1 stick of butter, melted

directions

1
Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly grease a 13X9X2 inch baking pan.
2
In a large bowl, combine cake mix, egg, and butter. Mix well with an electric mixer. (This will look more like a dough than a cake batter.) Pat into the bottom of your prepared pan and set aside.
3
Using same bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth; add eggs and vanilla. Dump in powdered sugar and beat well. Reduce speed of mixer and slowly pour in butter. Mix well. Pour filling onto cake mixture and spread evenly.
4
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. You want the center to be a little gooey, so don’t bake it past that point. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. Cut into squares.

notes

Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake: Follow the original recipe, adding a 15 ounce can of pumpkin pie filling and an extra egg to the cream cheese filling. Perfect for Thanksgiving!

Source: Brooke & Landon