Gooey Butter Cake

Based on the name of this cake you ought to know whose recipe it is. Paula Deen's. It is definitely gooey and buttery. A rich treat!

Gooey Butter Cakes
From The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cookbook

For the cake:
1 box of yellow cake mix
1 egg
1 stick butter, melted

Combine ingredients and mix well. Pat into a lightly greased 9x13 baking dish. Prepare filling.

For the filling:
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 stick butter, melted
16 oz. (or 3 3/4 cups) powdered sugar

Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla. Add butter; beat. Add powdered sugar and mix well. Spread over cake mixture. Bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes. You want the center to be a little gooey, so do not overbake.

Notes and Variations:
1. You can leave out the butter (all of it) in the filling. It still tastes great but isn't quite as rich and gooey.
2. Add a can of pumpkin and some pumpkin pie spice to the filling.
3. Use chocolate cake mix and add chocolate chips to the filling.
4. Use chocolate cake mix and add 3/4 to 1 cup peanut butter to the filling.