Gooey Butter Cake
- Reviews 4
Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
Serves: 16
Ingredients
For the cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
- 1 large egg
For the topping
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 16 ounces confectioners' sugar
- 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
- For cake, combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bow. In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, melted butter, and egg. Add flour mixture and mix with a wooden spoon until dough is moist and crumbly. Spread dough evenly in a prepared pan.
- For topping, a in a medium bowl, beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Reserve 2 tbsp on confectioner's sugar. With beaters on low speed, mix remaining confectioner's sugar into cream cheese mixture. Mix in melted butter until fully blended.
- Pour topping over dough and spread it evenly with a rubber spatula. Bake for 40-45 min or until topis set with a nicely golden crust, but inside is still slightly gooey and soft. Remove from oven and cool completely. Cut into squares. Just before serving, sprinkle with reserved 2 tbsp confectioner's sugar.
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