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Lady and Sons Gooey Butter Cakes

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Recipe Introduction

Source: The Lady & Sons Savannah Country. This gets better the next day...IF you can stay out of it...if you can't...just wait for the leftovers the next day!!! WOW!!!

List of Ingredients

CAKE:
1 (18 1/4 -oz.) package yellow cake mix
1 egg
8 tbsp. (1 stick) butter, melted.

FILLING:
1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
8 tbsp.(1 stick) butter, melted
1 (16-oz.) box powdered sugar


Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine first three ingredients and mix well. Pat into a lightly greased 13-by-9-inch baking pan.

Prepare filling: Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla. Add butter; beat. Add powdered sugar and mix well. Spread over cake mixture. Bake 40 to 50 minutes. You want the center to be a little gooey, so do not overbake.

(Tip: "Dip your fingers into the pan that you melted the butter in to grease your hands before patting bottom layer into pan. This will keep your hands from sticking to the dough.")

VARIATIONS:
For the holidays, add a 15-ounce can of pumpkin to the filling; add cinnamon and nutmeg.

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

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

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

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

Use mandarin oranges, bananas, blueberries or strawberries, just coordinate your extract flavorings.

Use a chocolate cake mix. Add 1 cup peanut butter and nuts to the filling.

Variations: For a Pineapple Gooey Cake: Instead of the pumpkin, add a drained 20-ounce can of crushed pineapple to the cream cheese filling. Proceed as directed above.

For a Banana Gooey Cake: Prepare cream cheese filling as directed, beating in 2 ripe bananas instead of the pumpkin. Proceed as directed above.

For a Peanut Butter Gooey Cake: Use a chocolate cake mix. Add 1 cup creamy peanut butter to the cream cheese filling instead of the pumpkin. Proceed as directed above.