Paula Deen's Ooey Gooey Butter Cake
Do you have stories in your family that get told over and over again and become a family classic? We certainly do! We especially loved the stories that our mom and dad told about how the world was when they were growing up. Our Dad had some classic stories about the antics he and his buddies pulled in an effort to have some fun while livinging on a farm. But that is a story for another time.
Five ingredients are all it takes to make a clone of the famous Paula Deen’s Ooey Gooey Butter Cake that you will find at Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen.
When I dined at Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen in Pigeon Forge, I tried the Queen of Southern Cooking’s Ooey Gooey Butter Cake. You might know it by some of its other names, such as Chess Cake, Chess Squares, or Cream Cheese Squares.
Today’s story is about butter. I can never think of butter without remembering one of my mother’s experiences about butter. It was during World War II and my mother lived in a project. She remembers getting rations during the war and one of the things that was in scarce supply was butter. She told us that it used to come as white butter with a little packet of yellow dye. To make your butter yellow, you took the packet and mixed it into the butter.
Slice of Ooey Gooey Butter Cake at Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Before leaving the store, I purchased a box of the mix so that I could make a batch at home and see how it compared to the Cream Cheese Squares that my husband has been making for years.
INGREDIENTS:
INSTRUCTIONS:
Five ingredients are all it takes to make a clone of the famous Paula Deen’s Ooey Gooey Butter Cake that you will find at Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen.
When I dined at Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen in Pigeon Forge, I tried the Queen of Southern Cooking’s Ooey Gooey Butter Cake. You might know it by some of its other names, such as Chess Cake, Chess Squares, or Cream Cheese Squares.
Today’s story is about butter. I can never think of butter without remembering one of my mother’s experiences about butter. It was during World War II and my mother lived in a project. She remembers getting rations during the war and one of the things that was in scarce supply was butter. She told us that it used to come as white butter with a little packet of yellow dye. To make your butter yellow, you took the packet and mixed it into the butter.
Slice of Ooey Gooey Butter Cake at Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Before leaving the store, I purchased a box of the mix so that I could make a batch at home and see how it compared to the Cream Cheese Squares that my husband has been making for years.
INGREDIENTS:
- 18.25-oz. box yellow cake mix
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter
- 8-oz. package cream cheese, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 16-oz. package confectioners’ (powdered) sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter, melted
- 8-oz. package milk chocolate toffee bits
- Sprinkles (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9x13 pan with cooking spray and set aside. In a medium bowl, combine cake mix, 1 egg and 1 stick of butter. Using a hand-held mixer, beat on medium speed until combined. Press into the bottom of the prepared pan and set aside.
- Place the cream cheese, 2 eggs and the vanilla in a large bowl. Using a hand-held mixer, beat on medium speed until smooth. Add the confectioners’ sugar and beat until smooth. Add 1 stick of butter and beat until smooth. Fold in the toffee bits using a spatula.
- Pour mixture over top of the crust and spread evenly. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, leaving the center of the cake gooey. Add sprinkles, if desired. Let cool and cut into squares.
