Description
Delicious cream cheese yellow cake bars that are gooey in the center and topped with powdered sugar.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- ¾ cup (1 1/2 sticks) salted butter (divided use)
- 4 large eggs (divided use)
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract (divided use)
- 8 ounce block cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 5 cups powdered sugar (plus more for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a microwave safe bowl, melt ½ cup (1 stick) of butter and allow to cool slightly.
- In a large bowl with an electric hand mixer or in the body of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, mix together 1 box yellow cake mix, ½ cup melted butter, 2 eggs, and ½ Tablespoon of vanilla extract until well combined. The mixture will be thick.
- Press this mixture into the bottom of the 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Melt the remaining ¼ cup (½ stick) of butter and allow to cool slightly.
- In a medium bowl with an electric hand mixer or in the body of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, whip together 8 ounce block cream cheese, softened to room temperature, melted butter, remaining 1/2 Tablespoon vanilla extract, and remaining 2 eggs until smooth.
- Add 5 cups powdered sugar and slowly stir to combine.
- Pour this mixture on top of the crust.
- Bake on the middle oven rack for 40-50 minutes until slightly golden brown and there is a thin crisp crust on top. It will have a dip in the middle, this is normal. Don’t cook for too long or you will lose the gooeyness in the center.
- Allow to cool before slicing to serve. Add more powdered sugar on top if desired.
Notes
- Run a butter knife along the entire edge of the baking dish to ensure it doesn’t stick.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 80mg