Gooey Butter Cake
This rich dessert originates from Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.
Ingredients
- 1 box (18.25 oz) of yellow cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 8 oz butter
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 lb confectioners sugar
Ingredients for 12 servings (1.6 kg) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Combine the cake mix, one egg, and 4 oz butter to create a stiff dough.
- 2
Spray a 9 × 13-inch pan with oil. Spread the dough evenly in the pan and up the sides.
- 3
Melt the remaining butter, and mix the remaining ingredients to create the filling, adding the cream cheese and then the confectioner's sugar last. Gently warming the cream cheese aids mixing.
- 4
Pour the filling into the crust, and bake at 350°F for 45 minutes. Allow to cool and firm up.
Oven
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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