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Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake Recipe

Paula Deen is the queen of rich and delicious food. It may not be good for you, but it definitely taste good. I have heard so many people rant and rave about her Gooey Butter Cakes, I thought I would try the pumpkin version for one of our Thanksgiving desserts.

The recipe is actually really simple. For the crust, I mixed together a yellow cake mix, an egg, and melted butter until it formed a dough, and then I pressed it into the bottom of a baking dish. For the filling, I creamed together cream cheese, pumpkin puree, eggs, butter, and vanilla. I added powdered sugar and cinnamon to the filling, but I left out the nutmeg. Once the filling was mixed together, I poured it over the crust, and then baked it for 40 minutes. The recipe is very specific to not over bake the cake. The center definitely not set at all when I took it out of the oven, but the cake is supposed to be a little gooey, hence the name. I let the cake set at room temperature overnight, and served it with fresh whipped cream.

True to Paula Deen’s reputation, this cake was rich and incredibly sweet. Maybe a little too sweet, but I’m not sure if I could cut down on the sugar without compromising the gooey center, which was one of my favorite parts of this dessert. I really liked that the crust was just a little bit crisp and then the filling was creamy. There are a lot of variations to this cake, which makes it a great recipe to keep around.