Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake

(from erkeller’s recipe box)

Source: Paula Deen

Categories: Dessert

Ingredients

  • Cake:
  • 1 package yellow cake mix (18 1/4 oz)
  • 1 egg
  • 8 Tablespoons butter, melted
  • Filling:
  • 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 15-ounce can pumpkin
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 8 Tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 16-ounce box powdered sugar (4 cups)
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

  2. Combine the cake mix, egg and butter. Mix well with an electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 9 × 13 in. baking pan.

  3. To make filling: In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and pumpkin until smooth. Add eggs, vanilla, and butter and beat together. Next add powdered sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and mix well.

  4. Spread pumpkin mixture over cake batter and bake 40 to 50 minutes. Make sure not to overbake as the center should be a little gooey.

  5. Serve with fresh whipped cream.

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