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November 2, 2015

Apple Butter Gooey Butter Cake

When you’re looking for an easy make and take dessert for your next get together, look no further than this Apple Butter Gooey Butter Cake with a homemade yellow cake base and an apple butter cream cheese layer.


Apple Butter Gooey Butter Cake

It seems as if lately my 8×8 square pan has been getting a work out in the kitchen, ranging from apple fritter cake to pumpkin spice poke cake to honey cake (coming soon) to pumpkin pie bars (also coming soon). What I love about baking in my square pan is you bake it then serve it straight from the pan. If you’re traveling, you can literally make and take your cake to your destination, sometimes while it’s still cooling (depending on whether you need to frost it). Some pans even come with lids, but if yours doesn’t (like mine), all you need is some foil or plastic wrap. My latest adventure in square cake baking is this Apple Butter Gooey Butter Cake. I was intrigued by the concept after seeing numerous versions floating around online -a layer of cake (in this case yellow butter cake) topped with a cream cheese layer and a slightly underbaked middle (hence gooey). I know there are some purists out there who may argue this isn’t a true St. Louis gooey butter cake, but I’m going with the easy baker version. Top each slice with a dollop of whipped cream for a dressed up dessert worthy enough for the holidays.


Apple Butter Gooey Butter Cake

I kept seeing recipes for pumpkin gooey butter cake, so I thought I would give an apple butter version a try with my favorite Musselman’s Apple Butter made from American-grown apples. However, most of the recipes I saw used cake mix. Since I bake from scratch, I essentially made my own yellow cake mix then proceeded to make said cake for the base. Why should store bought cake mixes have all the fun?


Apple Butter Gooey Butter Cake

The gooey part of the name comes from the gooeyness between the cake and cream cheese layers, as if it’s slightly underbaked. It’s more prominent if you serve the cake the same day you baked it while either still warm or at room temperature. If you do refrigerate any leftovers, let the cake sit 15-30 minutes at room temperature before eating. It may not be as gooey at this point, but it’s still a worthy dessert.


Apple Butter Gooey Butter Cake

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Apple Butter Gooey Butter Cake

Apple Butter Gooey Butter Cake

Yield: 9-12 servings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

When you’re looking for an easy make and take dessert for your next get together, look no further than this Apple Butter Gooey Butter Cake with a homemade yellow cake base and an apple butter cream cheese layer.

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup (2 ounces or 4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons whole milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Filling

  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup Musselman's Apple Butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup (2 ounces or 4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease an 8x8 square pan.
  2. Make the cake layer: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
  3. Whisk in the egg, melted butter, milk, and vanilla until moistened.
  4. Spread the batter evenly in the pan (mixture will be slightly sticky).
  5. Make the filling: In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat together the cream cheese and apple butter until smooth.
  6. Beat in the egg then beat in the melted butter and vanilla. Scrape down the bowl then beat in the powdered sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
  7. Spread the filling over the cake layer then bake 45-50 minutes or until the center is set (do not overbake as the center should be slightly gooey). Cool completely before serving. Garnish with whipped cream and dust with cinnamon.

Notes

Refrigerate any leftovers in an airtight container for up to 4 days. For best results, let cake sit at room temperature for 15-30 minutes before serving.

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© Carla Cardello
Cuisine: American / Category: Cakes

 
Source: Adapted from Food Network

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Disclosure: This post is part of an ongoing paid ambassadorship with Musselman’s. Thank you for supporting me and the companies I work with as sponsored posts help pay for the costs of running Chocolate Moosey, including website hosting and groceries for recipe development.

Filed Under: Cakes Tagged With: apple butter, cinnamon

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  1. Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough says

    November 3, 2015 at 9:03 AM

    There’s nothing I love more than a recipe that has “butter” in the title twice. AND cake. ;) Yum!

    Reply
    • Carla says

      November 3, 2015 at 9:25 AM

      If a cake has the word butter in it twice, then it’s definitely worth making ;) Thanks!

      Reply
  2. Jennie @onesweetmess says

    November 13, 2015 at 10:59 AM

    Yum! This looks so good. Totally happening in the kitchen today since my grandparents are coming to visit and they love sweets.

    Reply

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