Gooey Butter Cake

5 from 8 votes

Gooey Butter Cake: An easy dessert recipe that's an ooey goodness, made with a cake mix, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and cream cheese.

Prep Time15

Cook Time35

Total Time50

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 451kcal

Author: Jessica Burgess

Equipment

oven
9x13 Baking dish
hand mixer or stand mixer
Mixing bowl

Ingredients

15.25 box of yellow cake mix
3 eggs (Divided 2+1)
2 sticks Unsalted Butter melted (Divided: 1+1)
8 ounces cream cheese softened
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups powdered sugar with an extra 2 tablespoons for garnish

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
In a mixing bowl, mix together the yellow cake mix, 1 egg, and 1 stick of melted butter, with a mixer.
Grab a 9x13 baking dish, spray it with non-stick cooking spray, and press the cake mixture into the bottom. Set the baking dish aside.
If you prefer, wash the same mixing bowl and beaters to mix the other half of the ingredients to make the gooey butter topping.
Mix the softened cream cheese until light and fluffy and then add the vanilla, 1 stick of melted butter, and 2 eggs. Mix until evenly combined and then add in the powdered sugar (reserving about 2 tablespoons) and beat well.
Spread the powdered sugar batter, evenly over the cake batter and bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until top is golden brown (or even just the edges and the top center is puffy).
Remove from oven and sprinkle about 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar on top of the cake while still warm.

Video

Notes

How to Serve Gooey Butter Cake

We prefer to cut the gooey butter cake while it's still warm and top each piece with a small slice of butter so it gently melts on top of that powdered sugar and warm, gooey, goodness.

You can also add:

If you're feeling adventurous, you can also add other toppings like:

extra butter
whipped cream
sliced sugared strawberries, blueberries, peaches, or your favorite fruit
chocolate syrup
caramel syrup
ice cream
ice cream toppings

Nutrition