Description
Gooey pumpkin butter cake blends Southern comfort with autumn’s warmth, promising rich spiced flavors. Cream cheese and pumpkin create a luscious dessert that welcomes holiday celebrations with delightful sweetness you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 8 oz (226 g) unsalted butter, melted (2 sticks, divided)
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese, softened
- 4 large eggs (1 egg for crust, 3 eggs for filling)
- 1 ½ cups pumpkin puree
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
Instructions
- Crust Composition: Merge cake mix, melted butter, and egg into a cohesive dough, then firmly press the mixture into a parchment-lined pan to create an uniform base layer.
- Pumpkin Fusion: Whisk pumpkin puree, cream cheese, eggs, dark brown sugar, remaining butter, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger until achieving a silky, homogeneous mixture.
- Layer Assembly: Cascade the pumpkin blend evenly across the prepared crust, ensuring complete surface coverage.
- Thermal Transformation: Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 40-50 minutes, watching for a golden-brown exterior while maintaining a subtle center wobble that promises a decadent texture.
- Cooling Interlude: Allow the cake to rest for at least 10 minutes post-baking, enabling the center to stabilize and flavor profiles to harmonize.
- Serving Revelation: Slice and present the cake, unveiling its luscious, velvety interior that captures the essence of the pumpkin gooey butter cake experience.
Notes
- Ensure Crust Perfection: Press the cake mix crust firmly and evenly to create a stable, crisp foundation that holds the creamy pumpkin layer.
- Whisk with Precision: Blend pumpkin mixture until completely smooth, eliminating any cream cheese lumps for a silky, uniform texture.
- Watch Baking Carefully: Check cake at 40 minutes; a golden-brown top with a slight center jiggle indicates perfect doneness.
- Cool for Optimal Texture: Allow cake to rest 10-15 minutes after baking, enabling the gooey center to set and flavors to intensify.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg