Grandmother's Kitchen

Oeey Gooey Butter Cake

For a homemade version of this, search in Grandmother's Kitchen for "yellow cake from scratch", and use that instead of the first 3 ingredients.

Oeey Gooey Butter Cake

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 (18.25 ounce) box yellow cake mix
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted

Filling

  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 (16 ounce) box confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
  • Extra confectioners' sugar for dusting

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 13x9x2 inch baking pan.
  2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well. Pat into the bottom of prepared pan and set aside.
  3. Still using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth; add eggs and vanilla. Dump in confectioners' sugar and beat well. Reduce speed of mixer and slowly pour in butter. Mix well.
  4. Pour filling onto cake mixture and spread evenly. Bake for 40 - 50 minutes.
  5. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. Cut into squares.
  6. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Original source: lynettesnewhobby.blogspot.ca