Did somebody say Ooey gooey butter cake?
This recipe is an ultimate winner. Soft cake on the bottom, topped with lots of cream cheese and butter for extra creaminess.
I made this cake for my mother’s birthday, and everyone from the family was so excited about the recipe.
HOW DO YOU MAKE OOEY GOOEY BUTTER CAKE?
It’s really simple, basically, you just throw the ingredients into a bowl and mix them together. It takes less than 20 minutes to prepare.
Bottom
- First, preheat the oven to 350 F/ 180 C. Then, make the cake batter.
- Combine the yellow cake mix with the butter, eggs, and vanilla in a bowl with a fork until fully corporated. Use your hands to get a smoother texture.
- Line a 9×13 inch cake pan with parchment paper. Cover its side with butter and sprinkle some flour on top. Then turn the cake pan to cover the side fully. Press the cake batter into the bottom of the pan as flat as you can.
Filling
- In a bowl beet cream cheese, butter, vanilla, salt, heavy cream on medium speed until you get a smooth texture.
- Mix gradually with the confectioner’s sugar. Preferably 1 cup at a time. Then, pour the mixture over the batter.
- Put the cake batter into the oven for 45 minutes. Cover the top with aluminum foil to prevent browning.
- Let it cool completely before serving.
CAN I STORE THIS CAKE?
This butter cake will last for at least up to 5 days in the refrigerator. Due to it contains dairy products, it’s better to store it in the fridge.

Paula Deen's Ooey Gooey Butter Cake
Yield:
12 slices
Prep Time:
25 minutes
Cook Time:
45 minutes
Total Time:
1 hour 10 minutes
If you are looking for a delicious dessert that melts in your mouth you should definitely give it a try.
Ingredients
For the cake batter
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup butter
For the filling
- 8 oz (250g) cream cheese
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp heavy cream
- ½ tsp salt.
- ½ cup butter
- 2 cups confectioners sugar
Instructions
Bottom
- First, preheat the oven to 350 F/ 180 C. Then, make the cake batter.
- Combine the yellow cake mix with the butter, eggs, and vanilla in a bowl with a fork until fully corporated.
- Use your hands to get a smoother texture. Line a 9x13 inch cake pan
with parchment paper. - Cover its side with butter and sprinkle some flour on top. Then turn the cake pan to cover the side fully. Press the cake batter into the bottom of the pan as flat as you can.
Filling
- In a bowl beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla, salt, heavy cream on medium speed until you get a smooth texture.
- Mix gradually with the confectioner's sugar. Preferably 1 cup at a time.
- Then, pour the mixture over the batter.
- Put the cake batter into the oven for 45 minutes.
- Cover the top with aluminum foil to prevent from browning.
- Let it cool completely before serving.