St Louis Style Gooey Butter Cake

What is gooey butter cake you ask? it is a super-sweet, rich, st.louis original treat! i have made this recipe hundreds of times to rave reviews. My fiances co workers even go as far as to trade work for gooey butter cake! but what's someone from out-of-town, or in my case, relocated las vegas, to do? follow this recipe! it's super easy...anyone can make it! enjoy!

Steps

Preheat oven to 350.

Lightly grease one deep 9x13 rectangular cake pan.

I would suggest a 4 in deep pan , as the cake rises when it is cooking , but a oven-safe disposable coffee cake pan from the grocery store would work fine too.

Melt butter.

I do this by heating the the microwave on low power for 30 seconds.

Empty cake mix into a large bowl.

Stir melted butter , along with one egg , into the cake mix.

Press mixture into pan.

Mixture will have the consistency of sticky dough.

Using a spatula works for me , but pressing with clean fingers will do the trick as well.

In a large bowl , mix cream cheese , almond or vanilla extract , confectioners sugar and the remaining two eggs.

Beat for three minutes with an electric mixer set on medium high speed , or until smooth with no lumps.

Pour evenly over top of the cake mixture in the pan.

Use a spatula to spread.

Place a large cookie sheet on the rack below the cake.

Sometimes when you use a cake pan with less depth , the cake.

Ingredients

butter, yellow cake mix, eggs, cream cheese, almond extract', confectioners' sugar"]"