Gooey Butter Cakes

Kristen Beerly

ingredients

Cake

1 package yellow cake mix
1 egg
8 tablesoons (1 stick) butter, melted

Filling

1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted
1 16-ounce package powdered sugar

directions

Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine ingredients, and mix well. Pat into alightly greased 13x9-inch baking pan.

Filling

Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla. Add butter; beat. Add powdered sugar, and mix well. Spread over cake mixture, and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. You want the center to be a little gooey, so don’t overbake

Variations

1
Pumpkin: Add a 15-ounce can of pumpkin to the filling; add cinnamon and nutmeg.
2
Pineapple: Add a 20-ounce can of drained crushed pineapple to the filling.
3
Lemon: Use a lemon cake mix. Add lemon juice and zest to the filling.
4
Chocolate: Use a chocolate cake mix. Add chocolate chips and nuts on top of filling.
5
Carrot Cake. Use a spiced carrot cake mix. Add chopped nuts and shredded carrots to the filling.
6
Fruit. Use mandarin oranges, bananas, blueberries or strawberries. Coordinate extract flavorings.
7
Chocolate & Peanut Butter. Use a chocolate cake mix. Add 3/4 to 1 cup peanut butter and nuts to the filling.