Gooey Toffee Butter Cake

Submitted by Barb G.

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

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 20-24 squares

ingredients

• Cake

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box yellow cake mix
• 1 large egg
• 1⁄2 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
• 1⁄2 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

[Jennifer B.]

Love this recipe. I make mine with a full bag of chocolate toffee pieces, putting 1/2 the bag in the filling & topping it with the other half.

 

[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!

 

[KissyZ]

DELICIOUS! I used homemade toffee to make this and it was very good and rich.