Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cakes

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Southern Thanksgiving

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (2064)

Cook Time:
50 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 to 8 servings

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 50 min
Total:: 1 hr 20 min

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Ingredients

Cake:

1 (18 1/4-ounce) package yellow cake mix
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
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.

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Myndi Clinton Township, MI 11-10-2009
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As usual!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

As usual Ms Paula has given us a wonderful dish! Thank you Ms Paula for you being you and sharing your recipes with us for us... to share with our loved ones! God bless youRead more
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Jennifer Cromwell, CT 11-08-2009
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These are the best ever!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

If you love pumpkin pie then this is the recipe for you. My husband could eat the whole pan if I let him :)
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Cheryl Blaine, MN 11-08-2009
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Easier than pie and twice as good!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have made this recipe several times and every time I make it, I want to make it again!! Great for entertaining or just... pigging out on your own! But be careful, if you don't have others around to help eat it, you may eat the whole pan yourself! Read more
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Amy Decatur, GA 11-05-2009
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You will be sorry you made this...
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Only because you'll want to eat the WHOLE thing! Amazing recipe--super easy too! I cut the powdered sugar to 1/2-3/4 box and... was plenty sweet enough! Delish!! For a good laugh, watch the video to this recipe--Paula has come a LOOOOOOONG way!!Read more
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SEAN WASHINGTON, DC 11-05-2009
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Foolproof AND Delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love this recipe because there's no measuring involved. Except for the cinnamon and nutmeg, all the ingredients come out of... a package so if you want to whip something up in a hurry, this is it! I've made this a few times for dinner at a shelter where I volunteer and was pleased to make it again this week. I doubled the recipe but forgot to add any butter to the pumpkin mixture! No worries because it still came out great. Less gooey after 50 minutes and perfectly set, which is how I like it anyway. (In the past I've cooked it for two hours to make sure it would set.) Thanks again Miss Paula!Read more
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Lori Spokane, WA 11-03-2009
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Best Fall Cake EVER!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I make this cake every year! 3 words "BEST CAKE EVER"! Plus its easy