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GOOEY BUTTER CAKE - PAULA DEEN
OH SO TASTY AND OH SO GOOEY BUTTER CAKE
Ingredients
Cake
1 18 1/4-ounce package yellow cake mix
1 egg
8 tablespoons butter, melted
Filling
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 tablespoons butter, melted
1 16-ounce box powdered sugar
Directions
Cake
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine the cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well with an electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9-inch baking pan. Prepare Filling
Filling
In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter and beat together. Next, add the powdered sugar and mix well. Spread over cake batter and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Make sure not to over bake as the center should be a little gooey.

















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Comments (1)
Last year my cousin make this cake but she added pumpkin. She said she got it from the Paula Deen show and that you could add different flavors to make it different. We loved it and plan to make it this Thanksgiving.