Apple Butter Gooey Butter Cake Food

GOOEY BUTTER APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Set aside an ungreased 9" x 13" pan.
• Peel and slice the apples.
• Then toss them in a bowl with the lemon juice to keep them from turning brown.
• Set aside.
• Blend cake mix, 1 stick melted butter, and 1 egg in large mixing bowl for 2 minutes at low to medium.
• The batter should easily come together into a ball.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula to get as much as possible off the sides.
• Pat the batter evenly in the pan until it is fairly smooth, and bake in the oven for ten minutes to allow the batter to become firmer.
• While the first layer is baking, in the same bowl used for the batter, blend the cream cheese for 30 seconds at low to medium until fluffy.
• Add the last two eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, and the other stick of melted butter.
• Beat on medium for 1 minute.
• Add sugar and beat 1 minute more.
• Add the apple slices to the cream cheese mixture.
• when the first layer has baked for 10 minutes, take it back out and spread the cream cheese mixture over the cake and bake another 35 to 40 minutes or until slightly browned like meringue.
• The cream cheese mixture will not solidify, hence the gooey part, so using a toothpick to check for doneness won't work.
• Let cool 30 minutes.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

OOEY GOOEY BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Combine the cake mix, nutmeg, vanilla and eggs in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Add the melted butter and mix just until combined. Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared baking dish.
• For the filling: Beat the cream cheese in a clean mixer bowl with the paddle on medium speed until light and smooth, scraping the sides occasionally, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the vanilla bean paste and eggs and beat until smooth. Add the melted butter and beat until smooth. Add the confectioners' sugar and beat on low speed to incorporate, and then beat on medium until light and smooth, about 1 minute. Pour over the cake layer and smooth the top with a spatula.
• Bake until the edges are puffed and golden brown and the center is just set, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool before cutting into squares to serve.

GRANNY'S APPLE BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• NOTE: You may adjust spices according to spices in apple butter if the butter is particularly strong flavored or extra light flavored.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Grease and flour a 13 x 9 inch baking pan or 3 coffee cans or 2 loaf pans.
• Into large bowl, measure all ingredients except raisins and nuts.
• With mixer at low speed, beat until well-mixed, constantly scraping bowl with spatula.
• Beat at high speed for 3 minutes, occasionally scraping bowl.
• Stir in raisins and nuts.
• Pour batter into pan or divide equally between coffee cans or loaf pans.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes (longer for coffee cans).
• Check for doneness by inserting toothpick in center until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool cake in pan or on wire rack.

ST. LOUIS STYLE GOOEY BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Lightly grease (or spray with Pam) one deep 9x13 rectangular cake pan. I would suggest a 4 in deep pan, as the cake rises when it is cooking, but a oven-safe disposable coffee cake pan from the grocery store would work fine too.
• Melt butter. I do this by heating the the microwave on low power for 30 seconds.
• Empty cake mix into a large bowl.
• Stir melted butter, along with ONE egg, into the cake mix.
• PRESS mixture into pan. Mixture will have the consistency of sticky dough. Using a spatula works for me, but pressing with clean fingers will do the trick as well.
• In a large bowl, mix cream cheese, almond or vanilla extract, confectioners sugar and the remaining two eggs.
• Beat for three minutes with an electric mixer set on medium high speed, or until smooth with NO lumps.
• Pour evenly over top of the cake mixture in the pan. Use a spatula to spread.
• Place a large cookie sheet on the rack below the cake. Sometimes when you use a cake pan with less depth, the cake bubbles and spills over. The cookie sheet will spare your oven! Bake at 350 for 30-45 minutes until golden brown on top. Cooking time is estimated, you will really have to watch it here! I always take the cake out when it turns a darkish golden brown. Note that there will be a paper thin sugar "crust" that will form while the cake is baking. It the top layer of sugar hardening, and this is what will turn golden brown. It adds great texture!
• Allow cake to cool COMPLETELY. This is very important, as the cake will not cut easily until it is completely cool. You will notice that the cake has sunken and set. This is normal. Refrigeration is optional. I personally like it at room temperature.
• Dust the top with confectioners' sugar.
• Cut cake into bars and serve with or without utensils, but make sure you have plenty of napkins, because this treat will have you licking your fingers! (Cake should be gooey underneath the sugar "crust", so don't over bake!).