A St. Louis Classic

If you're from St. Louis, I'm sure that you've enjoyed the classic gooey butter cake. I prefer homemade over store bought-they tend to be gooier! It's so incredibly easy and delicious to make too and guaranteed to be a sure hit wherever you take it. It makes a great coffee cake or dessert. There are yummy pumpkin and chocolate variations of it too... here's the original!

Gooey Butter Cake

1 pkg. yellow cake mix

1 stick butter, melted

2 eggs

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened

2 eggs

1 stick butter, softened

1 lb. box (4 cups) confectioners' sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

Mix together cake mix (just the mix, not the other ingredients called for on the box) with butter and two eggs (will be very thick!). Pat into an ungreased 9 x 13 inch cake pan. Cream together cream cheese, 2 eggs, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla. Pour over cake mixture, spreading to the edges. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes. Dust cooled cake with powdered sugar. Mmmm enjoy!