Kaldi's Gooey Butter Cake Recipe
This was posted in StL Today recently. For those not familiar, Kaldi's is a wonderful coffee shop, with equally wonderful desserts. Their gooey butter cake was voted the favorite in St. Louis. I have made this recipe, and the top is a little more custard like than I think Kaldi's is, but it's still a great cake.
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Servings: 1 cake
Calories: 616.8kcal
Ingredients
For crust
- 1/2 cup butter, softened (one stick)
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix (18 to 19 oz)
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
For topping
- 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 lbs powdered sugar, plus more for garnish (about 5 1/2 cups)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Line a 9-by-13-inch metal pan with foil; coat foil with non-stick cooking spray.
- Prepare the crust. Combine butter, 1 egg and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla; beat with an electric mixer until well blended. Add water, cake mix and flour; beat until combined. Place dough into the prepared pan, and press into an even layer.
- Prepare the topping. Beat cream cheese at medium speed about 2 minutes, until very smooth. Add 3 eggs and 3/4 teaspoon vanilla and beat until combined. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating just until blended and smooth. Pour topping over crust and spread evenly.
- Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until top is golden brown. Cool completely. Just before serving, sift 3 to 4 tablespoons powdered sugar over cake.
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Nutrition
Serving: 108g | Calories: 616.8kcal | Carbohydrates: 94.7g | Protein: 6.7g | Fat: 24.3g | Saturated Fat: 12.4g | Cholesterol: 122.9mg | Sodium: 441.9mg | Fiber: 0.6g | Sugar: 74.2g