Gooey Butter Cake A La St. Louis, Mo

Ingredients

110 gr butter
2 eggs
1 filling
8 soft
375 gr powdered sugar
7 gr vanilla

Instructions

CAKE-Blend cake mix, butter and eggs together well in medium mixing bowl until crumbly but moist. Pat mixture evenly over bottom of Pam sprayed jelly roll pan. Pat it lightly but evenly. Set aside while you preheat oven to 180ºC and prepare the filling. FILLING-Combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla well in 2 litre bowl, beating with mixer on medium speed until smooth. (About 5 minutes beating time). Pour over cake mix layer. Place on center rack of oven and bake at 180ºC about 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown and top looks like a nicely baked cheesecake would. Cool in pan on rack 1 hour. Cut into neat serving squares and refrigerate, covered in plastic wrap to serve within a few days. Does NOT freeze well.