{"id":1343,"date":"2025-11-29T13:19:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T13:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finewings.com\/wp\/?post_type=recipe&p=1343"},"modified":"2025-11-29T13:24:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T13:24:52","slug":"gooey-butter-cake","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"http:\/\/finewings.com\/wp\/recipe\/gooey-butter-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Gooey Butter Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/www.allrecipes.com\/recipe\/8088\/gooey-butter-cake-iii\/ our go to base<\/p>\n

Gooey Butter Cake: The Dessert That Solves All Problems (Except Maybe Taxes)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Behold: gooey butter cake<\/strong>, a glorious, shamelessly sticky square of happiness that looks you dead in the eye and says, \u201cYeah, I\u2019m mostly butter. You got a problem with that?\u201d<\/em> This is the cake that doesn\u2019t ask<\/em> to be loved\u2014it demands<\/strong> it, like a golden, sugar-dusted diva.<\/p>\n

This culinary miracle requires exactly zero fancy techniques. No piping bags. No perfectly level layers. No \u201cfolding\u201d (because honestly, what does that even mean?). You just smush, pour, bake\u2014and suddenly you’re the hero of every gathering from book club to your cousin’s oddly competitive potluck.<\/p>\n

And the FLAVORS. Oh, the flavors.
Want classic vanilla? Done.
Chocolate? Obviously.
Lemon blueberry? Easy.
Pumpkin spice? It was born<\/em> to be pumpkin spice.
Maple bacon espresso cookie dough tiramisu swirl? Weird\u2014but guess what? It still works<\/strong>, because gooey butter cake doesn\u2019t judge. It simply delivers joy in square form.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s soft. It\u2019s gooey. It\u2019s rich enough to make your dentist sigh audibly.
Serve it for breakfast (you will), dessert (obviously), emotional support (recommended), or as a peace offering when you “accidentally” eat the last slice yourself.<\/p>\n

Gooey butter cake: the most versatile, lovable, flavor-adaptable, butter-powered masterpiece you\u2019ll ever bake\u2014because when your cake is 40% butter and 60% chaos, it cannot fail.<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/h3>
  • 1 box yellow cake mix (or whatever flavor you want)<\/li>
  • 4 Eggs (divided)<\/li>
  • 1 Stick Butter Melted (1\/2 C)<\/li>
  • 4 Eggs (divided)<\/li>
  • 2 TSP Vanilla divided (or whatever extract matches your cake desires)<\/li>
  • 4 Cups Powdered Sugar<\/li>
  • 1 8oz Pack Cream Cheese (softened is best)<\/li><\/ul>

    Method<\/h3>

    <\/span>Step 1<\/h4>

    Get out a 9x13 and set oven to 350 and grease the pan<\/p>

    <\/span>Step 2<\/h4>

    Mix box cake, 2 eggs, melted butter and 2 tsp extract and pat into the pan making it even (do not make lips on edges) - this will be thick and almost dough like vs batter like<\/p>

    <\/span>Step 3<\/h4>

    Mix 2 Eggs + Cream Cheese + 2 tsp extract until a batter then slowly add in 4 cups powdered sugar<\/p>

    <\/span>Step 4<\/h4>

    Pour Mixture on top of base and put in oven for 35-40 minutes<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The best cake you can make – change up the flavors for some added fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"recipe_type":[120],"cuisine":[],"course":[],"ingredient":[],"skill_level":[],"class_list":["post-1343","recipe","type-recipe","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","recipe_type-dessert","clearfix","recipe-listing-item"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/finewings.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipes\/1343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/finewings.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipes"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/finewings.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/recipe"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/finewings.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/finewings.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1343"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/finewings.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/finewings.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/finewings.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1343"},{"taxonomy":"recipe_type","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/finewings.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe_type?post=1343"},{"taxonomy":"cuisine","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/finewings.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cuisine?post=1343"},{"taxonomy":"course","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/finewings.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/course?post=1343"},{"taxonomy":"ingredient","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/finewings.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient?post=1343"},{"taxonomy":"skill_level","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/finewings.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/skill_level?post=1343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}