Gooey Butter Cake

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Servings: 18
Yield: 18 servings

Description

This gooey butter cake has a rich, tender cake mix crust topped with a sweet cream cheese layer that's baked until golden and super easy to make.

Ingredients

1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1/2 cup butter, melted
4 large eggs, divided
2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
4 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

1 Gather all ingredients and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Mix together cake mix, butter, 2 eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a large bowl until well-combined. Pat mixture into a 9x13-inch dish.
3 Mix cream cheese, remaining 2 eggs, and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla with an electric mixer in a bowl. Slowly beat in confectioner's sugar. Pour over cake layer.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool before serving. Enjoy!