Gooey Butter Cake

Name: Gooey Butter Cake
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 package yellow cake mix; 1/2 cup butter, melted; 2 eggs, for cake; 2 eggs, for topping; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 block cream cheese, 8 oz.; 4 cups confectioners sugar

5 steps

Cook:45min

Pretty close to Nana's favorite butter cake, which we could only truly get from an old German or Danish bakery. Indulge your sweet tooth!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:11:52 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories235.6 kcal (12%)

Total Fat9.7 g (14%)

Carbs35.4 g (14%)

Sugars20.8 g (23%)

Protein2.3 g (5%)

Sodium158.7 mg (8%)

Fiber0.2 g (1%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

24 servings

1 packageyellow cake mix

½ cupbutter

2 tspvanilla extract

1 blockcream cheese

4 cupsconfectioners sugar

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Mix together cake mix, melted butter, 2 eggs, and 1 tsp vanilla in a large bowl until well-combined. Pat mixture evenly across the bottom of a 9x13 pan.

Step 3

For topping, mix cream cheese, remaining 2 eggs, and remaining 1 tsp vanilla with an electric mixer (using the same bowl works fine). Beat until smooth.

Step 4

Beat in confectioners sugar, one cup at a time. Once combined, beat on high for 2 minutes to make smooth. Pour over cake layer.

Step 5

Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 40-45 minutes. Cool before serving.