Ooey Gooey Butter Cake (2024)

By: Leigh Anne Wilkes

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Ooey Gooey Butter Cake is just what it’s name implies – ooey, gooey and oh so wonderful. Enjoy it as is or topped with fresh berries.

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Why You’ll Love This Recipe!

This delicious cake was originally a bakery mistake! A St. Louis baker used the wrong amount of flour and sugar, not using enough flour, the cake was dense and heavy and people loved it! This cake is definitely a fortunate mistake.

It’s easy to make because it uses a standard cake mix. And It has a sweet and creamy top thanks to the cream cheese.

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What is Ooey Gooey Cake?

Ooey Gooey Cake is delicious! It has a yellow cake base with a soft, gooey cream cheese layer on top. The cake uses a yellow cake mix together with melted butter and an egg. You then topthat with a mixture of softened cream cheese, eggs and powdered sugar. It is pure magic.

Ingredients Needed

  • Yellow cake mix
  • Butter
  • Eggs
  • Cream Cheese
  • Powdered sugar
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How to Make Ooey Gooey Cake

  • Combine cake mix with melted butter and an egg. Do not add the ingredients that are listed on the back of the cake mix.
  • Press into a greased 9 x 13 pan.
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  • In a bowl, combine cream cheese, 2 eggs and powdered sugar. Beat with an electric mixer or a stand mixer until smooth.
  • Pour over cake batter.
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  • Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes.
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How to Serve

The cake is best served warm (if you really want it ooey and gooey) but it is also yummy at room temperature or right out of the refrigerator. It is basically good any time! Keep any leftovers refrigerated.

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Can I Use A Different Flavor Cake Mix?

This cake is delicious when made with a lemon cake mix, strawberry, chocolate cake mix or even a spice cake mix. If using lemon, add a few teaspoons of lemon juice into the cream cheese mixture too.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does Ooey Gooey Butter Cake need to be refrigerated?

The cake can be stored at room temperature for 2- 3 days. Be sure to store it in an airtight container or use aluminum foil or plastic wrap to help keep them from drying out. You can also store it in the refrigerator for 4-5 days and serve it chilled but it won’t be as gooey.

Can you freeze ooey gooey butter cake?

I like to freeze it in individual squares, wrapping them in plastic wrap and then foil. You can also store them in a large zippered freezer bag.
You can also freeze the whole cake by covering the pan in plastic wrap or foil and store it in the freezer for up to 3 months. If you are planning on freezing the whole cake I recommend baking it in a metal or aluminum foil baking pan, not glass.

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Ooey Gooey Butter Cake

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes

Ooey and Gooey is the best way to describe this delicious butter cake recipe.

serves: 20 servings

Prep:10 minutes minutes

Cook:40 minutes minutes

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Total:50 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

  • 1 package yellow cake mix
  • 1/2 cup butter 1 stick, melted
  • 3 eggs
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 3 3/4 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Grease and flour one 13 x 9 pan

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees

  • Mix together dry cake mix, melted butter and 1 egg. DO NOT add the ingredients from the back of the cake mix. Only use the dry cake mix.

  • Press into prepared pan

  • In separate bowl mix cream cheese, 2 eggs and powdered sugar

  • Pour over the first layer

  • Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes

Tips & Notes:

The cake can be stored at room temperature for 2- 3 days. Be sure to store it in an airtight container or use aluminum foil or plastic wrap to help keep them from drying out. You can also store it in the refrigerator for 4-5 days and serve it chilled but it won’t be as gooey.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 272kcal (14%) Carbohydrates: 44g (15%) Protein: 3g (6%) Fat: 10g (15%) Saturated Fat: 6g (38%) Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 49mg (16%) Sodium: 275mg (12%) Potassium: 39mg (1%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 34g (38%) Vitamin A: 330IU (7%) Calcium: 71mg (7%) Iron: 1mg (6%)

* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.

Course:Dessert

Cuisine:American

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FAQs

What is another name for ooey gooey butter cake? ›

The cream cheese variant of the gooey butter cake recipe (also known as "Ooey Gooey butter cake", occasionally "chess cake"), while close enough to the original, is an approximation designed for easier preparation at home.

What is the story behind the gooey butter cake? ›

In the 1930s, a happy baking accident in South St. Louis gave birth to gooey butter cake. Legend has it that a baker, faced with too much sugar in a butter cake, improvised with additional ingredients, creating a beloved St. Louis dessert.

Is Gooey Butter Cake a St Louis thing? ›

"What is Gooey Butter Cake you ask? It is a super-sweet, rich, St. Louis original treat!

Does Paula Deen's gooey butter cake need to be refrigerated? ›

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Yes, anything with cream cheese in it should be refrigerated, even if the cream cheese has been baked!

Should gooey butter cake be refrigerated? ›

To store: Store gooey butter cake covered, at room temperature, for 3-4 days or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. To freeze: Allow the cake to cool to room temperature and then decide on a freezing method. I like to cut gooey butter cake into smaller bars and place them in a gallon freezer ziplock bag.

What is a dripping cake? ›

A dripping cake, also known as a dripper, is a traditional bread from Great Britain. The main ingredients are dripping, flour, brown sugar, spices, currants and raisins. The ingredients are mixed thoroughly and baked in an oven.

Is it OK to eat gooey cake? ›

First, if your oven presents you with an undercooked cake, do not eat it. Per Healthdigest, consuming undercooked eggs is a one-way ticket to foodborne illness. That being said, you don't need to throw out the cake and start over, either.

What is a Tom Cruise bundt cake? ›

The famous “Tom Cruise Cake” is a white chocolate-coconut Bundt cake from Doan's Bakery in California. Every year, Tom Cruise gifts the decadent cake to his closest friends for the holidays.

What is a Beverly cake? ›

The Beverly Cake 6" Yellow cake layered with Cordillera chocolate mousse, vanilla cream and rich ganache wrapped in Divine chocolate glaze and decorated with cocoa nibs, buttercream flowers and edible gold leaf.

What's in gooey butter cake blue bell? ›

Our flavorful Cake Batter Ice Cream combined with a luscious cream cheese swirl and rich gooey butter cake pieces.

What is Kentucky butter cake made of? ›

A Kentucky Butter cake is the simplest cake you can find. The ingredients are truly pantry staples: eggs, butter, flour, sugar, baking soda, and buttermilk.

What is another name for a butter cake? ›

There are two main types of cakes: butter cakes (also known as shortened cakes) and foam cakes. The distinction between these two broad categories of cake is in the fat content.

What is another name for Elvis cake? ›

The cream cheese frosting is made with cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla. You also finish the cake with candied pecans. What is another name for Elvis Presley Cake? This fun cake is sometimes called a Jailhouse Rock Cake, after the singer's famous film and song.

What is another name for tres leches cake? ›

'three-milk cake'; Spanish: pastel de tres leches, torta de tres leches or bizcocho de tres leches), dulce de tres leches, also known as pan tres leches ( lit. 'three-milk bread') or simply tres leches, is a sponge cake soaked in three kinds of milk: evaporated milk, condensed milk, and whole milk.

What is another name for funnel cake? ›

Funnel cake
Funnel cake with no toppings
Alternative namesFunnel fries, carnival cake
TypeDoughnut
Place of originUnited States
Region or statePennsylvania
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