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Gooey Butter Cake

Source of Recipe

This recipe has been around for years... not sure of its origin


Recipe Introduction

Not only is the original version of this recipe delicious, but there are many nice variations to give you a variety of flavors. This is a VERY rich dessert, and a little goes a long way.

List of Ingredients

CRUST:
1 yellow cake mix
1 egg
1 stick butter (softened)

FILLING:
8 oz. cream cheese
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 stick butter (melted)
1 box powdered sugar



Recipe

Mix the cake mix, 1 egg and 1 stick of butter. Pat into a greased 9 x 13 pan.

Combine the rest of the ingredients and pour over crust. Bake 40-50 minutes in a 350 degrees preheated oven.


Variations:

Pumpkin: For the crust, substitute spice cake, then add 1 can pumpkin, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1 tsp. nutmeg and 1 extra egg to the filling.

Pineapple: add 1 20 oz. can drained pineapple and 1 extra egg to filling

Banana: add 2 ripe bananas (mashed)and 1 extra egg to filling

Peanut butter: add 1 cup peanut butter and 1 extra egg to filling

Lemon: For crust, substitute lemon cake mix, and add 1/4 cup lemon juice to filling.

Carrot Cake: For crust, substitute spice cake mix; then add 1 cup chopped nuts and 1-1/2 cup finely grated carrots to filling.

Chocolate Chip: For crust, substitute chocolate cake mix; then and add 1 cup chocolate chips to filling.