Gooey Toffee Butter Cake

Barb Gertz's Note:

This wonderful cake is very, very rich and a little goes a long way. This yummy cake recipe is courtesy Paula Deen.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 20 squares

Cake

• 1 (18 ¼ ounce) box yellow cake mix
• 1 large egg
• ½ cup unsalted butter , melted

Filling

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese , softened
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 (16 ounce) box confectioners' sugar
• ½ cup unsalted butter , melted
• 1 cup almond toffee bits or 1 cup chocolate-covered toffee bits

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F; lightly grease a 13 by 9 by-2-inch baking pan.
2. For the cake: In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well; pat into the bottom of prepared pan and set aside.
3. For the filling: Still using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth; beat in the eggs and vanilla; dump in confectioners' sugar and beat well.
4. Reduce the speed and slowly pour in butter, mix well; Fold in toffee bits.
5. Pour filling onto cake mixture and spread evenly; bake for 40 to 50 minutes; Don't be afraid to make a judgment call on the cooking time, because oven temperatures can vary; you want the center to be a little GOOEY, so don't bake it past that point!
6. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely, cut into squares--Enjoy.

Reviews

[chwild]

I love gooey butter cakes, but this one just didn't work for me. Maybe I'm just not a fan of toffee, but I won't be making this again.

[Karabea]

What can I say? Paula knows her desserts!! This is sooo sweet, but soooo good!! (It's also good warm with vanilla ice cream and caramel syrup!)

[Julie*]

Awesome!