We just had new neighbors move in and I wanted to make a little snack for them this afternoon. So I went to a Cookbook that my niece sent me from her school, "Best Dishes Main Street Elementary 15Th Edition"
It is funny how different areas of the country have different names for foods. In the Midwest where my in laws are from they call this recipe "Gooey Butter", my mom who grew up in Upstate New York but has lived in the South for 51 years calls this Chess Cake. Personally I think I like the name Chess Cake best, Gooey Butter doesn't sound too appetizing. Whatever you call it you can't just have one slice of this cake.
1/2 Cup Butter
3 eggs
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1 (18.5 oz pkg) yellow cake mix ( my m other says to use a mix without pudding)
1 (8 oz) cream cheese ( I used low fat)
4 Cup powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a 9" x 13 " cake pan. Melt the butter. Stir melted butter along with 1 egg into the cake mix. Press into prepared pan. In a large bowl mix cream cheese, almond extract, powdered sugar, and the remaining 2 eggs, beat for 3 minutes with an electric mixer set on medium high speed. Spread over the top of cake mixture. Bake the cake for 45 to 50 minutes and until browned on top. Allow cake to cool before cutting.
I know the recipe is good because I have had one made by others, but I don't have review of my actual creation yet. It has to cool before cutting. From looking at it I think my pan was too small ( I didn't measure the Pyrex dish)because the cake portion was about 1 inch edge which is a bit more than the ones I have seen others make. I also used 2 Jiffy Mixes (8 oz apiece) so that might have something to do with it.
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