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Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year for anything pumpkin: pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks, my mom’s traditional pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread from my mother-in-law, and of course Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake!

I know it’s a St. Louis favorite, but some of you might not know what gooey butter cake is. Hmm… how can I put it? Uh, it’s the most delicious thing on the face of the earth!

PUMPKIN GOOEY BUTTER CAKE
The ol’ St. Louis story goes that was created in the 1930s by a baker who was trying to make cake batter and accidentally reversed the proportions of sugar and flour.

Through the years I’ve tried many gooey butter cakes, but this is by far the best!

pumpkin gooey butter cake ingredients

INGREDIENTS:

Cake:

  • 1 package yellow cake mix
  • 1 egg
  • 8 tablespoons butter, melted

Filling:

  • 1 15-ounce can of pumpkin
  • 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 8 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 16-ounce box powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon sugar
  • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice


DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

To make the cake, combine all of the cake ingredients and mix well. Pat the mixture into a lightly greased 13×9-inch baking pan or two round pans.

pumpkin gooey butter cake recipe
Prepare filling:
In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and pumpkin until smooth.  Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter and beat together.

Next, add the powdered sugar, cinnamon sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and mix well.

Spread pumpkin mixture over cake batter and bake for 40 to 50 minutes.

pumpkin gooey butter cake recipeMake sure not to over bake as the center should be a little gooey. Serve with fresh whipped cream or a dusting of powdered sugar.

PUMPKIN GOOEY BUTTER CAKE

Absolutely delicious! Along with the traditional pumpkin pie, my family likes to serve this delicious dessert after Thanksgiving dinner.

And when Ellie saw me making this last weekend she offered to be my model for the photos. That NEVER happens. Hmm… I think she just wanted in on the gooey butter cake.

recipe pumpkin gooey butter cake

Hope y’all enjoy this tasty treat from St. Louis! Maybe next time I’ll introduce you guys to another local favorite: toasted ravioli  🙂
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Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake

A delicious dessert, this pumpkin gooey butter cake is perfect for Thanksgiving or any fall party or gathering

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cake, gooey, pumpkin
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 12 people

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 box yellow cake mix
  • 8 tbsp butter melted

Filling

  • 1 15oz can pumpkin
  • 1 8oz package cream cheese softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 8 tbsp butter melted
  • 1 16oz box powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon sugar
  • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. To make the cake, combine all of the cake ingredients and mix well.

  3. Pat the mixture into a lightly greased 13x9-inch baking pan or two round pans.

Prepare filling:

  1. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and pumpkin until smooth.

  2. Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter and beat together.

  3. Add the powdered sugar, cinnamon sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and mix well.

  4. Spread pumpkin mixture over cake batter and bake for 40 to 50 minutes.

  5. Make sure not to over bake as the center should be a little gooey. Serve with fresh whipped cream or a dusting of powdered sugar.

PUMPKIN GOOEY BUTTER CAKE

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Comments

  1. Catie says

    Really, I’m the first comment? This looks crazy good Erin!! I have everything to make this except the cake mix. I’ll be pinning the recipe and definitely making it in the near future. Thanks soo much for sharing! I LOVE anything pumpkin. If you do too, you should come by and check out my super easy pumpkin spice cake. Hope you’re having a great weekend. = )

    ~ Catie

  2. debbie says

    YUMMY! I love anything pumpkin and this looks delish. Thanks for sharing with the newbie party.

  3. Jen says

    I think it might have been a mistake to stop by your blog today…oh dear, this is just too tempting! Your cake looks positively delicious! I’d love for you to pop by my blog sometime, http://www.icantstopcrafting.blogspot.com! p.s. your blog design is so sweet! ~Jen

  4. Sandy says

    I simply adore pumpkin in any form and wanted to thank you for posting
    this recipe!! Looks yummy!
    Happy Fall
    Sandy

  5. Geneva says

    How can I not try this recipe … It’s pumpkin, it’s easy and it’s from Paula Deen… Thank you for sharing the recipe your pictures and tutorial. This was a very nice post!

  6. NikkiO says

    OMG! I grew up in the STL area and while I loved ooey gooey butter cake, I took them for granted. Then I moved to Champaign where they couldn’t be found and then to Chicago where people look at me like I’m nuts when I ask for one! I haven’t had one in YEARS! Thanks for the recipe, I will definitely be testing this one!

  7. Sheryl says

    I love your recipe! Would you come over to CAST PARTY WEDNESDAY tomorrow and share it with us?
    Thanks,
    I hope to see you there!
    http://ladybehindthecurtain.com

  8. Hollie says

    Yum… I will definitely have to try!

  9. angela says

    What a great looking cake, I will have to give this one a try!

  10. Kelly says

    WOW this looks awesome! I love that it makes it easy with the cake mix.

  11. [email protected] Crafty says

    Mmmmm….. I’ve had her regular gooey butter cake, but with pumpkin? I can’t wait to try it. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

  12. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

    YUM! I love anything pumpkin and have been wanting to try pumpkin gooey cake for awhile. Gotta love Paula Deen! I love your blog!

    I host a linky party (Crazy Sweet Tuesday) sometime! The linky is open through Friday.

  14. Deborah says

    DEFINITELY trying this one…TODAY!! Have a friend recently discharged from hospital, and it’s my turn to do dessert for her…she’ll LOVE this!! Thanks loads!

  17. Patti says

    Love that this makes two…I’m gonna try and freeze one for a last minute dessert surprise! Thanks for sharing!!

  18. Maysem says

    OMG!!!!!! That looks sooooooooooooooooo goooooooooooood!!! Gotta try that!! Pinning it!!

  19. Andrea says

    Ummmmm….this looks and sounds incredibly good. Maybe instead of the traditional pie this year??? I think so. Thank-you so much!

  20. Jen says

    Ok so I just made everything according to your directions…did the filling really need 3 eggs, a stick of melted butter, and everything else? I have made this before, but the filling was just the 4 cups of powdered sugar and the cream cheese. This called for that, plus butter, plus pumpkin, plus an extra egg, and the filling turned out really runny (not the consistency you have in the picture above). I have it in the oven right now with the crust, but I’m afraid it’ll turn out interesting. Can you just verify that the filling ingredient list is right? Thanks!

    • howtonestforless says

      Yes, the ingredient list is correct. I will usually refrigerate for a bit to let it harden. The same is with my Reese’s peanut butter gooey butter cake. It just takes time to set!

  22. Valerie Hixon says

    Help! I really want to make this cake, but I cannot find any cake mixes that are 18 1/4 ounces. How can I use a 15 1/4 ounce cake mix in this recipe? Will it work? Any adjustments I should make?

      • Valerie Hixon says

        Thank you for your quick reply. I made the cake (with the smaller boxed mix) for a monthly dinner group with friends, and it was a HUGE hit! Everyone loved it and declared it better than pumpkin pie – it is! I will be making it again soon for my family’s Thanksgiving dinner. Thanks for this wonderful, easy-to-make recipe!

  23. Nicole says

    Thanks for sharing, this looks amazing! I am born and raised in STL, and love that we have our own foods here. I was wondering if you bake them in the two round pans, is it still for the 40-50 minutes? Thanks.

    • howtonestforless says

      Hello fello St. Louisan! I would take 5-7 minutes off the cook time. The edges should cook a little faster but you need to make sure the middle cooks fully through!

  24. M says

    Hi! Just wanted to clarify something..your ingredient list says canned pumpkin but your photo shows a pic of pumpkin pie mix filling (lots more sugar and added spices I think?). Would love to make this asap but wanted to clarify first so I don’t mess it up! Thanks!!!

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