:) I apologize for my earlier comment. If you haven't already, I also highly recommend Paula Deen's "Not Yo Mamma's Banana Pudding". Since there were more than 12 ounces in the mix, I used my kitchen scale to figure out the unsifted volume to use.
I don't know the recipe for cream cheese squares but may have to find it and try it.
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For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 °F. It was Paula's recipe and there was a stick of butter in the batter and in the topping. I didn't intend it that way. I've been making the Paula Deen recipe ever since, which has been a pretty long time. Perhaps that's why the ones in her restaurant tasted better.
If you cook them past that point they are no longer as ooey, gooey, and delicious, in my opinion. Thanks for sharing. Divide the batter equally among the prepared pans. Adjust the racks to the middle of the oven. Please leave a comment on the blog or share a photo on Instagram.
lol But they're a great special occasion dessert!
I have been making these for years and I prefer to cook them until they have very little wobble in the center. I think that's a silly name, but the recipe is undeniably delicious. Since I knew the weight of the ingredients in the box of Paula’s cake mix, I felt confident that it would be easy to make using a regular cake mix that one could pick up at most grocery stores.
I decided to figure out how to recreate the box mix version.
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Adjust the racks to the middle of the oven. Posted on September 20, 2020 Categories Blog, Desserts, Recipes, Home » Blog » Paula Deen’s Ooey Gooey Butter Cake. The amount of powdered sugar in the original was 8 ounces. Fill and frost the cake when the layers are completely cool. Gradually add the confectioners’ sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Stir in 1/2 cup pecans (or reserve them to sprinkle over the frosted cake). It makes them much better. Granted, they did not dine with us at Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen and had not tried either recipe before the taste test. Sign up to receive weekly recipes from the Queen of Southern Cooking, Butternut Cake With Butter Pecan Frosting, 3 cups plus more for dusting cake pans self rising flour, 3 sticks at room temperature, divided butter, 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon butternut extract, 1 cup chopped, plus 1/2 cup unchopped pecans, 1 (8 oz) package at room temperature cream cheese. Ingredients include yellow cake mix , softened cream cheese and powdered sugar. To prove my point, I made a batch – see below.
I made them following the directions on the box and this is how they turned out: The funny thing, though, is that they didn’t look like the Ooey Gooey Butter Cake that I had at the restaurant.
When I dined at Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen in Pigeon Forge, I tried the Queen of Southern Cooking’s Ooey Gooey Butter Cake.
Bake until golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes.
Before leaving the store, I purchased a box of the mix so that I could make a batch at home and see how it compared to the Cream Cheese Squares that my husband has been making for years. And, because it's Paula, I'm sure you know it's decadent and another one of those "take to a potluck" or "make when guests a coming over" or "for the love of all that's good don't make this at home except on very special occasions". Five ingredients are all it takes to make a clone of the famous Paula Deen’s Ooey Gooey Butter Cake that you will find at Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen. Sorry to be blunt. Lightly spray a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick spray. While the clone version of the box of Ooey Gooey Butter Cake is good, I think the recipe for cream cheese squares is a near-perfect match of the same dessert served in Paula Deen’s restaurants. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. These are Chess Bars, or Chess Squares, or Chess Cake. Made this tonight and it was great! This recipe is incorrect in one way. Place cake mix, 1 egg, and stick of butter (melted) into bowl of mixer and beat for 1 minute until it becomes a soft dough. It came out to approximately 2.25 cups of cake mix. If the batter is too stiff to spread with a spatula, lightly moisten your hands and spread the dough until the bottom of the pan is covered. I'm also a mom of two children & 2 dogs, wife of 1....and a messy cook taking life one bite at a time. Using a stand mixer, cream 2 sticks of butter until fluffy.
I followed the directions on the box of Paula’s mix using Duncan Hines mix and they turned out very much like Paula Deen’s Ooey Gooey Butter Cake (from the box, not the restaurant). I went one step further and decided to conduct a little taste test among friends. Beat in 1 teaspoon extract. This is not the correct Paula Deen recipe.
Paula Deen's version calls for another stick of butter in the batter. Also, yours are slightly over cooked for my liking. I've had both and Paula's Gooey Butter Cake is next level. Level the batter in each pan by holding pan 3 or 4 inches above the counter and dropping it flat onto the counter. Try it out.
Combine remaining eggs, cream cheese, and powder sugar in mixer bowl and beat until smooth. It's also on her website.
Copyright © 2020 Southern Kissed | Trellis Framework by Mediavine, Wild Hearts Day Cruises In the Gulf Of Mexico, Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen in Pigeon Forge, Quick and Easy Chicken and Dumplings Recipe, Healthy Fast Food Options: Zaxby’s Salads. This original gooey butter cake recipe from Paula Deen is an easy to make dessert.
Using a stand mixer, cream 2 sticks of butter until fluffy.
I've never dined in her restaurant and it's entirely possible she makes them differently there. Slice of Ooey Gooey Butter Cake at Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. I admit to being a little disappointed, hoping that the Cream Cheese Square would be the winner. There should be another melted stick of butter added to the filling. A box of cake mix, powdered sugar, cream cheese, and butter are the star ingredients in this simple homemade version of Paula Deen's Ooey Gooey Butter Cake. Trying to time it until there is no wobble in the center will usually result in them being over cooked. Add the granulated sugar and continue to cream well for 6 to 8 minutes. amzn_assoc_region = "US"; My final issue with this recipe is that the ones pictured are over cooked.
I read back over it and it seemed a bit mean. Then you can write another blog post about it. However, in my opinion, cooking them that done takes away from the ooey gooey deliciousness of the recipe.
Like a warm, gooey sugar cooking and a hug.
To me, the restaurant’s version was nearly identical to the recipe for Cream Cheese Squares.
My name is Lynda and I am a recovering sugar addict and travel junkie. amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; Then fold in 1 cup chopped pecans. amzn_assoc_asins = "B00M2J7PCI,B0000VLMVU,B003KZGXU8,B01NAP24LR"; Other delicious desserts you will want to sink your teeth into: I made this today and it came out perfect. You might know it by some of its other names, such as Chess Cake, Chess Squares, or Cream Cheese Squares. In a large bowl, blend together the cream cheese and 1 stick butter with an electric hand mixer. Set aside. I liked the one from her restaurant better with the crust versus using the cake mix. I'm a big banana pudding fan and couldn't pick a favorite, but that one is unlike any other banana pudding I've ever had.
Spread mixture evenly over bottom baking dish.
Spread cream cheese mixture over cake batter and bake for 35-40 minutes until golden brown.