Recipe

Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake Recipe

	Maureenlaw / All my dishes 8 months, 3 weeks ago Although gooey butter cake is a St. Louis tradition, this version comes by way of Savannah, GA. It is adapted from a recipe by Paula Deen. Prep:15m Cook:50m Servings:30	Maureenlaw
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Ingredients

1 package yellow cake mix

1 large egg

1/2 cup (1stick) butter, melted

For Filling:

1 (8-ounce) pkg cream cheese, softened

1 (15 oz) can pumpkin

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1/4 teas salt

1/2 teas ground cinnamon

1/4 teas ground nutmeg

1/4 teas ground cloves

3 large eggs

1 teas vanilla

1/2 cup (1stick) butter, melted

1 (16oz) box powdered sugar, divided

Pecan Halves, for garnish

Whipped cream, as an accompaniment

Directions

To prepare cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Lightly grease 9x13 inch baking pan

Combine cake mix, egg, and melted butter: mix well

Pat into pan

To prepare filling

Beat cream cheese until smooth

Beat in pumpkin, sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, eggs and vanilla

Add butter: beat until smooth

Set aside 2 tabls powdered sugar

Add remainder to Cream cheese- pumpkin mixture and mix well

Spread over cake mixture

Bake 40-50 minutes, do not over bake, center should be a little gooey.

Let cool, then sprinkle with reserved 2 tabls powdered sugar

Cut into bars

Garnish with pecan halves and serve with whipped cream

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Comments

lacrenshaw 8 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Oh Yeah! Five, maureen.
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henrie 8 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Yep, I've posted Paula's different versions of her gooey butter cakes. They are all good. Have you ever been here (Savannah, Ga.) and gone to Paula's to eat? Wonderful food. You have my 5

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