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I stumbled upon a sale on cake mixes two week ago and stocked up on a some, hell they were 78 cents! Although I am not an avid cake mix user, I do have a couple recipes in my repertoire that are “doctored up” versions or regular old boxed mixes. One of these recipes being Paula Deen’s Ooey Gooey Butter Cake, which features boxed cake mix as the “crust.” So far I have tried the Pumpkin and Chocolate Peanut Butter version, so when I came across the “Elvis” version I was sold! If you have never made these cakes before, I suggest that you do; they are rich and delicious. However, be forewarned, these desserts are butter laden and will contribute to a large chunk of your daily caloric intake! I decided to smother this with a semi-sweet chocolate ganache to put it over the top! The result? This recipe is good and got gobbled up in no time, but I like the other two versions better! Have a wonderful day and thanks so much for stopping by!
Elvis Gooey Butter Cake
recipe from Paula Deen
Ingredients:
1 18 1/4-ounce package yellow cake mix
1 egg
8 tablespoon (1 stick) butter, melted
Mint leave (for garnish)
Whipped cream (for garnish)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine cake mix, eggs and butter together and mix well. Pat into a lightly greased 13 X 9-inch baking pan. Prepare filling.
Filling:
One 8-ounce package of cream cheese, softened
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 whole banana
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
One 16-ounce box powdered sugar
Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla. Add peanut butter; beat. Add the banana and butter and mix well. Add powdered sugar and mix well. Spread over cake mixture. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes at 325 degrees if using a metal pan; 350 degrees if using a glass pan. You want the center to be a little gooey, so do not over bake. Top cake slice with mint leaf and dollop of whipped cream.
Yield: 15-20 servings
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 50 minutes
The filling looks delicious! I love watching Paula on TV, especially when she throws in sticks of butter in every dish.
I stock up on those bad boys all the time when they are on sale and the brownie mixes.
Love, love, love the different layes in you cake!
~ingrid
Whoa – I never use boxed cake mixes except for cake truffles (not worth wasting a homemade cake on), but this might be worth it. It looks fantastic!
Wow! This looks delish! I used cake mix on the rare occation too….I am addicted to the smell of box cake. ha!
I’ve made Paula’s gooey butter cake but not the Elvis version! Looks delicious!
Hi ! This cake looks beautiful and yummy. But I think Im going to try the choc chunk muffins…they look really good. n I mite post it too. hope u dont mind, wth credit to u of course.Love ur Blog!! all the baking!
Oh!Ho! tantalizing… this is not good!!! Not got for the diet! LOL
We are a peanut butter, banana, chocolate freaky family! …so imagine the mahem that cake would create in our house! LOL
I’ll try… but I can’t promise they’ll all stay put! LOL
This is the first mention of Paula’s gooey buttercakes. I don’t bake with a lot of mixes either but do have a few recipes that call for cake mixes and they are so good that it’s worth using a mix. I will be trying out your Elvis rendition soon. Thanks for posting about the Paula variations – I love her baked goods!
I love Paulas gooey butter cakes I have had all versions but the Elvis. Thank you for shareing it looks very tasty!
Mmm, I love Paula’s gooey buttercake versions! Both the pumpkin and the chocolate-peanut butter sound delicious!! This cake looks great, too! Oh man, talk about a great use for cake mixes.