Gooey Butter Cake
Classic gooey butter cake made with yellow cake mix, cream cheese, and powdered sugar. Rich, soft, and easy to make.
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 large egg - room temperature
- ½ cup unsalted butter - melted and cooled
Filling
- 8 ounces cream cheese - softened
- 2 large eggs - room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup unsalted butter - melted and cooled
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 ¾ cups powdered sugar - (16 ounces), plus more for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- In a large bowl, mix cake mix, egg, and melted butter until combined. Press evenly into the bottom of the pan to form the crust.
- In another bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until combined.
- Mix in melted butter and salt. Gradually add powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
- Pour filling over crust and spread evenly.
- Bake 40–45 minutes until edges are set and center is slightly soft. Do not overbake.
- Cool completely for at least 3 hours before slicing. Dust with powdered sugar.
- Once completely cool, slice into squares.
Notes
The center should remain slightly soft and the center should jiggle just a bit when removed from the oven. The cake sets as it cools.
Store in an airtight container up to 2 days at room temperature or 5 days refrigerated.
Freeze up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 525kcalCarbohydrates: 74gProtein: 4gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 106mgSodium: 490mgPotassium: 68mgFiber: 1gSugar: 56gVitamin A: 794IUCalcium: 121mgIron: 1mg
Nutritional information is an estimate based on third-party calculations. Actual values may vary due to ingredients, measurements, and serving sizes.
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