Gooey Butter Cake

Ingredients

Instructions

Created on November 3rd, 2006

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Spray 9x13 baking dish with Pam.
3. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, 1 egg, and 1 stick of melted butter.
4. Pat into prepared baking dish.
5. In the same bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.
6. Add 2 eggs and vanilla and blend.
7. Add butter; blend.
8. Add powdered sugar and mix well.
9. Spread over crust.
10. Bake for 40 – 50 minutes. You want the center to be a little gooey, so careful not to over bake.

VARIATIONS:

1. Add a 20 ounce can of drained crushed pineapple to the filling.
2. Use a lemon cake mix instead of yellow cake mix. Add 2 TB Lemon juice and some zest to the filling.
3. Use a chocolate cake mix instead of yellow cake mix. Add 1 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup chopped nuts to filling.
4. Use a spiced cake mix instead of yellow cake mix. Add 1/2 cup chopped nuts and 1 cup chopped carrots to filling.
5. Use a chocolate cake mix instead of yellow cake mix. Add 3/4 to 1 cup of peanut butter to filling.