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Gooey Butter Cake

A two-layer cake made with a boxed cake-mix base and a sweet cream-cheese topping.

A finished serving of Gooey Butter Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 Betty Crocker pound cake mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 stick butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 pound powdered sugar
  • Vanilla, amount unclear in the handwritten recipe
  • Additional powdered sugar, for topping

Instructions

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F. Mix the pound cake mix, 2 eggs, and butter in one bowl. Spread the mixture in a baking pan.
  2. In a second bowl, mix the cream cheese, 2 eggs, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Pour this mixture over the cake layer.
  3. Bake for 15 minutes. Sprinkle powdered sugar over the top, then bake for another 30 minutes.

Notes

  • Chocolate or yellow cake mix can replace the pound cake mix.
  • The vanilla quantity is not recorded clearly.

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