Ooey Gooey Butter Cake

A few years ago I heard my friend, Stephanie, talking about making an ooey gooey butter cake.  I had no clue what she was talking about.  So, I looked it up and decided to make it - wow - that is a good cake!  Now, its a recipe from Paula Deen, so needless to say, its full of butter and calories - but its good.  That has become my go to dessert to make and I have requests from friends to make it all the time.  

I made it for our Handley Christmas - so I decided to document everything while I was making it and post it here...hope you enjoy!!

Ingredients needed - full recipe is below

Combine the cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well with an electric mixer. 

Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9-inch baking pan.

In a large bowl (I always use the same bowl to save on dirtying up more bowls), beat the cream cheese until smooth.  Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter and beat together. 

Next, add the powdered sugar and mix well. 

Spread over cake batter and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. 

Finished Product = yummo

Cake:
1 18 1/4-ounce package yellow cake mix
1 egg
8 tablespoons butter, melted

Filling:
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 tablespoons butter, melted
1 16-ounce box powdered sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine the cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well with an electric mixer.  Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9-inch baking pan.

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth.  Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter and beat together. 

Next, add the powdered sugar and mix well.  Spread over cake batter and bake for 40 to 50 minutes.  Make sure not to over bake as the center should be a little gooey.