Paula Deen's Gooey Butter Cakes
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 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 (16-ounce) box confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
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.
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.
Pour filling onto cake mixture and spread evenly. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
Don't be afraid to make a judgment call on the cooking time, because oven
temperatures can vary. 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. Just
remember that these wonderful little cakes are very, very rich, and a little
will go a long way-even for piggies like me!
Pumpkin Gooey: This variation has to be at the top of my list, especially
around Thanksgiving. For the cake part, I sometimes use a spice cake mix. I
have even used a chocolate cake mix, but I think my favorite is the basic
yellow cake mix. Follow the original recipe, adding a 15-ounce can of pumpkin
pie filling and an extra egg to the cream cheese filling. Bake as usual, remove
from oven, and allow to cool. Cut into squares and top each square with a pecan
half. Serve with a dollop of fresh whipped cream. I promise you'll never want
pumpkin pie again!
Pineapple Gooey: Add a 20-ounce can of drained crushed pineapple and an extra
egg to the cream cheese filling. Proceed as directed above.
Lemon Gooey: Use a lemon cake mix in place of the yellow cake. Add the juice
(approximately 1/4 cup) and zest of 2 lemons to the cream cheese filling.
Proceed: as directed above.
Carrot Cake Gooey: Use a spice cake mix, and add 1 cup chopped nuts and 1 1/2
cup finely grated carrots to the cream cheese filling. Proceed as directed
above.
Peanut Butter Gooey: Use a chocolate cake mix. Add 1 cup creamy peanut butter
and an extra egg to cream cheese filling. You can sprinkle the top of batter
with 1 cup chopped peanuts if you like. Proceed as directed above.
Chocolate Chip Gooey: Use either yellow or chocolate cake mix. Sprinkle 1 cup
chocolate chips and 1 cup chopped nuts on top of filling. Proceed as directed
above.
Banana Gooey: Use a yellow cake mix. Prepare cream cheese filling as
directed, beating in 2 ripe bananas and an extra egg. Proceed as directed
above.
Nutty Gooey: Use a yellow cake mix, and add 1 cup chopped nuts to the cake
mixture. Proceed as directed above.
Chippy Gooey: Stir 1 cup white chocolate chips, peanut butter chocolate
chips, butterscotch morsels, Heath Almond Toffee Bits or Heath Milk Chocolate
Toffee Bits into filling. Proceed as directed above.
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