Gooey Butter Cake

Gooey Butter Cake

This gooey butter cake has a rich, tender cake mix crust topped with a sweet cream cheese layer that's baked until golden and super easy to make.

Prep10 min
Cook35 min
Total45 min
Servings18
Difficultymedium
American

Ingredients

  • 1(18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
  • 0.5 cupButter, melted
  • 4 largeEggs, divided
  • 2 tspVanilla Extract, divided
  • 1(8 ounce) package cream cheese
  • 4 cupconfectioners' sugar

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. 2

    Mix together cake mix, butter, 2 eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a large bowl until well-combined. Pat mixture into a 9x13-inch dish.

  3. 3

    Mix cream cheese, remaining 2 eggs, and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla with an electric mixer in a bowl. Slowly beat in confectioner's sugar. Pour over cake layer.

  4. 4

    Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool before serving. Enjoy!