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Best Gooey Butter Cake

Best Gooey Butter Cake

Yeasted cake base topped with velvety cream cheese goo. Rich, buttery, and impossibly addictive.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Rising 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • For the Base:
  • 2¼ tsp yeast
  • ¼ cup warm water
  • ½ cup milk
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2½ cups flour
  • ½ cup melted butter
  • For the Topping:
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1½ cups powdered sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ cup melted butter

Instructions
 

  • Bloom yeast in water.
  • Mix base dough; knead 3 min.
  • Press into 9×13; rise 1 hr.
  • Beat topping until smooth.
  • Pour over dough.
  • Bake 350 °F 30–35 min.
  • Cool 2 hrs; dust with sugar.

Notes

  • Center jiggles = perfect goo.
  • Room-temp ingredients essential.
  • Freeze slices up to 2 months.
  • Re-dust sugar before serving.
  • 9×13 pan = 15 generous bars.