Gooey Butter Cake

I think my parents ate this while on vacation or my dad saw it made on a cooking show.  It was a more recent recipe.  I remember my mom giving it to me when I was in Charlottesville.  So rich and very easy to make.  I have a photocopy of the recipe she used that appears to have come from the internet.  The page title is St. Louis, MO - Gooey Butter Cake.

The recipe states that Gooey Butter Cake is a "scrumptious only-in-St. Louis treat served for breakfast, luch or dinner - - a la mode or plain."  

Gooey Butter Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter

1 box yellow cake mix

3 eggs

1  8 oz. pkg cream cheese

1/2 t almond extract

4 cups powdered sugar 

Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease one 9 x 13 cake pan. Melt butter. Empty cake mix into a large bowl. Stir melted butter, along with one egg, into the cake mix.  Press mixture into the cake pan.  In a large bowl, mix cream cheese, almond extract, powdered sugar (save some to sprinkle on top), and remaining two eggs. Beat for three minutes with electric mixer on medium high speed. Spread over top of cake mixture.  Bake at 350 for 35-45 minutes until golden brown on top.  Allow cake to cool.  Dust top with powdered sugar.  Cake will be gooey on the top so don't overbake!