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Ooey Gooey Butter Cake

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 7/08/15Updated: 3/05/20

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Ooey Gooey Butter Cake is just what it’s name implies – ooey,  gooey and oh so wonderful.  Enjoy it as is or topped with fresh berries, Ooey Gooey Cake will not disappoint.

Ooey Gooey Butter Cake with Berries

This recipe was first posted in July of 2008.  On my recent trip to NYC I enjoyed some ice cream with chunks of ooey gooey cake in it and it reminded me of how much I loved this recipe and that it was due for a recipe redo!  Here is the original recipe with new photos.

Here are three reasons why I love Oregon.  Blueberries.

fresh blueberriers

Raspberries.

farmers market raspberries

And Marionberries.

fresh marionberries from the farmers market

 

I love berries and Oregon is berry heaven this time of year!  I made a trip to the corner berry stand today and came home with a flat of all three of my favorite berries.  Most of them are going into the freezer for our winter enjoyment.  Blueberries to snack on, throw into smoothies and add to pancakes.  Marionberries for pies and crisps and raspberries for all kinds of things….including Ooey Gooey Butter Cake.

Ooey Gooey Cake is the first dessert I make during raspberry season.

Ooey Geoey Cake with Raspberries

Ooey Gooey Cake

There are all different versions of Ooey Gooey Cake but our favorite is the original topped with fresh Oregon raspberries!  I add a seedless currant  or apple jelly glaze and we are good to go.  I just heat up the jelly until it is liquefied and pour over the top of the berries that are on top of the cake.

The cake is a base of yellow cake mix together with melted butter and an egg.  You then top  that with a mixture of softened cream cheese, eggs and powder sugar.  Oh my!

Ooey Gooey Cake base with cream cheese spread

After you bake it you can eat it as it is or like I said, we like to top it with fresh raspberries and a glaze of apple jelly.

glazing rasperries on ooey gooey butter cake

The cake is best served warm (if you really want it ooey and gooey) but it is also yummy at room temperature or right out of the refrigerator – it is good any time!

slice of Ooey Gooey Cake with Raspberries

If I don’t have fresh berries to throw on top I like to throw  a ripe banana into the batter for some added flavor along with some fresh whipped cream.

Ooey Gooey Cake Recipe

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Ooey Gooey Cake with Berries

Ooey Gooey Butter Cake

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
Ooey and Gooey is the best way to describe this delicious butter cake.
serves: 12
Prep:10 minutes
Cook:20 minutes
Total:40 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 package yellow cake mix
  • 1/2 cup butter 1 stick, melted
  • 3 eggs
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 3 3/4 cup powdered sugar

Glaze

  • Seedless current or apple jelly or any kind of clear jelly.

Instructions

  • Grease and flour one 13 x 9 pan
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Mix together dry cake mix, melted butter and 1 egg.  DO NOT add the ingredients from the back of the cake mix.  Only use the dry cake mix.
  • Press into prepared pan
  • In separate bowl mix cream cheese, 2 eggs and powdered sugar
  • Pour over the first layer
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 388kcal (19%) Carbohydrates: 73g (24%) Protein: 3g (6%) Fat: 9g (14%) Saturated Fat: 5g (31%) Cholesterol: 61mg (20%) Sodium: 397mg (17%) Potassium: 35mg (1%) Sugar: 55g (61%) Vitamin A: 295IU (6%) Calcium: 99mg (10%) Iron: 1.1mg (6%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Dessert
Cuisine:American
Keyword:butter cake, cake recipe, ooey gooey butter cake, ooey gooey cake
Ooey Gooey Cake with Berries
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  1. Debbie Caraballo says

    Posted on 7/8 at 10:54 am

    The first time I had this cake, my mom had it made when we came home on Christmas Eve, I believe in 1979. Her recipe was called Chess Cake, but exactly the same as this one. The entire family just fell in love with it! Hers was gone very quickly, and we actually made 2 more during the holidays!
    Thanks for some great memories, and a reminder that I need some of this soon!

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 7/8 at 7:07 pm

      Debbie, Love it when recipes have such wonderful memories associated with it.

      Reply
  2. Jeri says

    Posted on 7/8 at 10:41 am

    I love your recipes. I wish the printed recipe included a photo of the finished product. Any way to do this? Yum! Thanks!

    Reply
  3. Patti Hill says

    Posted on 7/12 at 7:26 pm

    Hi,

    I’m going to make this recipe tomorrow for a book club meeting.

    When do you put the fruit on? After it is baked or before?

    Thank you.

    I really enjoy your blog and your facebook.

    Sincerely,
    Patti Hill
    Livonia, Michigan

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 7/12 at 8:02 pm

      Patti,

      I put the berries on after the cake has baked and cooled. Then add the glaze on top of that – enjoy!

      Reply
  4. Ellen says

    Posted on 6/28 at 6:58 am

    This is just about the same recipe I grew up with in St. Louis. We call it Gooey Butter Cake. It’s the best!

    Reply
  5. Adrienne says

    Posted on 7/26 at 12:13 pm

    I am so excited you published this recipe!!! This is a southern favorite that my mother-in-law makes every time we go to Oklahoma!

    My husband wrote down the recipe but wrote it down wrong because it did not turn out well at all when I made it. Now I know where the problems were.

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

    Reply
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