PAULA DEENS GOOEY BUTTER PUMPKIN CAKE REVIEW UP

PAULA DEEN'S GOOEY BUTTER PUMPKIN CAKE

****This cake gets 4 stars for goodness.  It tastes great

 BUT 

if you want healthy, stay away from this cake. I usually avoid Paula Deen recipes like the plaque because they 


are so unhealthy. But I saw this on Pinterest and wanted to try it without looking at the recipe. Wow, 4 cups of sugar, and two full sticks of butter.  But it does taste great!!!

Ingredients

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

CAKE:

Pour cake mix into bowl

Add egg

Melt butter  

Add butter to cake mix and egg

Mix well

Lightly grease or spray dish

Pour cake mixture in dish

Spread out in dish

FILLING:

Melt butter

Put cream cheese in bowl

Add pumpkin

Beat 

Until smooth

Add eggs

Add vanilla

Add butter

Mix well

Add powdered sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg

Mix well

Pour mix over cake mixture

Put in oven

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes

Remove from oven

Sprinkle with powdered suger

Cut 

Add whipped topping if you like

ENJOY!!

RECIPE:

Ingredients

CAKE:

• 1 (18 1/4-ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 egg
• 8 tablespoons butter, melted
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 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
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg

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.

To make the filling: In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and pumpkin until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter, and beat together. Next, add the powdered sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and mix well. Spread pumpkin mixture over cake batter and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Make sure not to overbake as the center should be a little gooey.

Serve with fresh whipped cream.

Variations: For a Pineapple Gooey Cake: Instead of the pumpkin, add a drained 20-ounce can of crushed pineapple to the cream cheese filling. Proceed as directed above.

For a Banana Gooey Cake: Prepare cream cheese filling as directed, beating in 2 ripe bananas instead of the pumpkin. Proceed as directed above.

For a Peanut Butter Gooey Cake: Use a chocolate cake mix. Add 1 cup creamy peanut butter to the cream cheese filling instead of the pumpkin. Proceed as directed above.

ENJOY!!

Lenetta