ANOTHER RECIPE FROM "SANDY'S RECIPE ROOM"
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Gooey Butter Cake
Contributed by Mary Ann Moore

Ingredients

1 (18-1/2-ounce) package yellow cake mix

1 egg

8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted

Filling ingredients are below

 

Filling Ingredients

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted

1 (16-ounce) box powdered sugar

 

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine ingredients and mix well.

Pat into a lightly greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan.

Filling Directions

Beat cream cheese until smooth.

Add eggs and vanilla. Add Butter; beat.

Add powdered sugar and mix well.

Spread over cake mixture.

Bake for 40 to 50 minutes.

Note: You want the center to be a little gooey, so DON'T overbake.

 

Variations

1. For the holidays, add a 15-ounce can of pumpkin, a litttle cinnamon and a little nutmet, to the filling.

2. Add a 20-ounce can of drained crushed pineapple to the filling.

3. Use a lemon cake mix. Add lemon juice and zest to the filing.

4. Use a chocolate cake mix with the cream cheese filling. Add chocolate chips and nuts on top of the filling.

5. Use a spiced carrot cake mix. Add chopped nuts and shredded carrots to the filling.

6. Use mandarin oranges, bananas, blueberries, or strawberries, and coordinate the extract flavorings.

7. Use a chocolate cake mix and add 1/4 to 1 cup peanut butter and nuts to the filling.