Gooey Butter Cake Recipe

Gooey Butter Cake Recipe

Gooey Butter Cake… Just the name has your mouth watering. I grew up eating this delicious dessert and now I get to make it for my own children! Based in St. Louis, Missouri, this recipe is always a hit at parties. Apparently, it was the result of someone’s baking mistake. What a delicious mistake it was! My dad is from St. Louis and his mother is the one who always made this treat for the holidays or any other family gathering.

Here’s how you make it.

Crust:

One stick butter (melted)
One egg
One box yellow cake mix

Filling:

Three eggs
Eight oz. cream cheese
One box powdered sugar (reserve about ¼ cup for topping)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix ingredients for crust and pat down into a 9X13 glass pan. Mix filling together (using a mixer is preferable. I usually let the cream cheese sit for a few minutes so it isn’t as difficult to mix). Pour on top of the crust. Bake 20-25 minutes. Once cool, dust reserved powdered sugar on top. Be sure not to over-bake! You want the center to be slightly gooey.

Over the years, my family has experimented with using different cake flavors to try out the recipe in different ways. Lemon cake mix is my favorite alternative. Red velvet cake mix sounded yummy, but it didn’t seem to bake properly. I’d like to try the recipe with a box of chocolate cake.

Currently, Andy’s Frozen Custard has a gooey butter cake concrete. I highly recommend checking them out. It’s absolutely delicious! Don’t confuse it with their ooey gooey concrete, which is equally delicious!

Blue Bell also carries a gooey butter cake ice cream. I haven’t tried it yet, but I heard it’s amazing!

I highly recommend trying this wonderful recipe.