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Gooey butter cake is always good. This red velvet cake recipe makes it all so easy.
Valentine’s Day is coming. I don’t know about you, but I’ve never been a big, huge fan of Valentine’s Day. I mean, yes, I love chocolate and all that, but it seems like such a throwaway holiday that I never get excited about it.
Then, I read a blog post by the fabulous Kristan (who happens to have a birthday today…hope it’s filled with lots of glitter, sparkles, and of course, every color of pink imaginable! Oh, and unicorns. It wouldn’t be a birthday without unicorns!) that if you treat Valentine’s Day like a real holiday, your husband is required to respect that and buy you lots of Valentine’s Day gifts.
Obviously, this changed my feelings.
I like gifts. Quite a lot, actually. In fact, I have a pin board devoted entirely to things that my husband should buy for me. He’s tried telling me that boys don’t “get” pinterest, but I’ve explained that I expect him to learn quickly. After all, Valentine’s Day is right around the corner.
To prepare, I whipped up this Red Velvet Gooey Butter Cake. Have y’all ever had regular Gooey Butter Cake? It’s pretty fabulous. Just a regular cake on the bottom, but the topping is just plain amazing. It’s gooey and buttery. I know. You never would have guessed that from the name if I hadn’t been here to tell you! It’s very rich, decadent, and pretty much perfect for Valentine’s Day.
I enjoy red velvet quite a bit actually. I have also made red velvet donuts and red velvet gooey butter cookies
Red velvet gooey butter cake recipe
Red Velvet Gooey Butter Cake
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1 box red velvet cake mix
- 1 large egg
- 8 tablespoons butter melted
For the filling:
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 8 tablespoons butter melted
- 16 ounces powdered sugar about 4 cups
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine the cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well. It will be thick and difficult to mix. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9-inch baking pan.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter and beat together. Add the powdered sugar and mix until completely combined.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over cake batter and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Make sure not to over bake as the center should be a little gooey.
Nutrition Information:
adapted from Paula Deen
Angela Nichols says
I have made this 3 times now, and every time it turns out beautifully. It is my family and friends new favorite! Thank you for sharing this fantastically , sexy dessert!
Sarah says
These look super tasty! Like a brownie, but a million times better!
JoAnn says
Made and brought these to work today; they’re a HUGE hit! This is a keeper 🙂
Karly says
Yay! Glad you liked them, JoAnn!
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Jenny says
oooooohhhh, how tantalizing! i love gooey cake. this looks lovely!
grace says
i abhor valentine’s day, but i love me some gooey butter cake. this is a version i haven’t seen before–good thinking!