Right From Aunt Betty’s Recipe Box!
One of the main ingredients is a cake mix! Who would have thought? Now, I don’t know if Aunt Betty used a cake mix or if the whole thing was from scratch, but these are so close I can’t tell the difference.
Ooey Gooey Cake Mix Bars
Ingredients
CRUST:
- 1 box yellow cake mix, dry- not prepared
- 8 Tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 egg
GOOEY LAYER:
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 16 oz. powdered sugar
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, combine cake mix, melted butter and egg. Mix until smooth and well combined.
- Pat and press dough evenly over the bottom of a greased 9×13 baking pan. Set aside.
- In a separate large bowl, beat and cream the cream cheese.
- Add the eggs and beat until smooth for a minute or two.
- Add powdered sugar and continue to beat until well combined.
- Pour over crust and bake at 350 degrees F for about 25-30 minutes or until done. Do not over bake.
- When done, remove from oven and let cool completely before cutting into.
Quick Tip: want to make your tea party extra special, freeze a lemon slice and few blueberries in ice cubes to add to a soda water.