Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cakes

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Southern Thanksgiving

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (2155)

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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Kristen Mason, MI 01-26-2010
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A Hit with The Whole Family!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was so delicious! We had tons of dessert at the family gathering and this was gobbled up first. Looking forward to... trying the different variations she suggested.Read more
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Yesenia Ontario, CA 01-21-2010
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Really Good :)
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Great dessert! made it for the first time on Thanksgiving Day, and everyone loved it! So everyone requested me to make it... again for Chistmas, and my cousin also requested it for her birthday because she love it. Tastes great with Cool Whip or whipped cream! Read more
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Dolores Edgewater Park, NJ 01-17-2010
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Best of Pumpkin
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Hey Paula, I have been making this cake every Thanksgiving & Christmas. Now I just make it anytime ot the year. I also have... make the peanut choclolate cake. So good. My family loves this cake better than pumplin pie. ThanksRead more
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Shae Live Oak, FL 01-13-2010
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Way Too Awesome!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Thanks Paula!!!! This is a favorite now. I made it for Thanksgiving and Christmas and all my family has fell in love with... it. I cannot imagine anyone not loving this wonderful cake.Read more
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navoda Prairieville, LA 01-08-2010
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A+++++
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

So good! They didn't have pumpkin so I used sweet potato! The batter was a bit more loose than the one I saw on the video... clip, so a baked it a little longer! SO SO GOOD!Read more
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Yumi huntington beach, CA 01-02-2010
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Yummy! Mix Berry Gooey Butter Cakes!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this Pumkin Gooey Butter Cakes for Thanksgiving day and it was hit! Everybody asked me the receipe! I wanted to make... different one, so I looked freezer and found FROZEN MIX BERRY. I used it instead of Pumpkin, I also added White Choco Chips since I use just 1/2 cup of Powder Sugar. Put some Cool Whip on top! YUMMY! Read more