Description
Indulge in these decadent Ooey Gooey Bars, featuring a buttery cake layer topped with a creamy, sweet cream cheese mixture. Perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth!
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Layer:
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large egg
Cream Cheese Topping:
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Prepare Cake Layer: In a medium bowl, mix yellow cake mix, melted butter, and 1 egg to form a soft dough. Press into the baking dish.
- Make Cream Cheese Topping: In another bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add 2 eggs, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract, mixing until creamy.
- Assemble and Bake: Pour cream cheese mixture over the cake layer, spreading evenly. Bake for 40–45 minutes until edges are golden and center is slightly jiggly.
- Cool and Serve: Allow to cool completely before slicing into bars.
Notes
- For a fun twist, add chocolate chips or fruit preserves before baking.
- Dust with extra powdered sugar after cooling for presentation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 170 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg
