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    Home » Cake

    Cookies And Cream Gooey Butter Cake

    Published: Mar 9, 2020 · Modified: Mar 9, 2023 by Kim This post may contain affiliate links.

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    This cake is full of chocolate flavor and cream cheese goodness. Make it for your family for a delicious dessert.
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    Cookies and cream gooey cake on a white plate with oreos in the background.

    A simple dessert recipe, this Cookies and Cream Gooey Butter Cake starts with a chocolate cake mix. It also has cream cheese, chocolate chips and, of course, Oreo cookies. A delicious, take it on the go, dessert recipe the whole family will enjoy!

    Cookies and cream gooey butter cake slices on wax paper.
    Delicious and easy gooey butter cake!

    When it is cold out, turn on the oven, right? Warm up the house! This Cookies and Cream Gooey Butter Cake got our house feeling nice and cozy.

    Where did gooey butter cake start?

    There are so many different varieties of gooey butter cake and it is made famous in St. Louis. The original gooey butter cake had a yeast raised sweet dough on the bottom.

    Today, most bakers use a cake mix for the bottom of the cake. I enjoy being creative with the basic butter cake recipe and adding my own flair such as: Gooey Strawberry Cookies, Gooey Easter Cookies or Gooey Red Velvet Bars.

    Yes you can make cookies instead of a cake in this recipe. The cookies are great for classroom parties or birthday parties.

    My newest creation: Add OREOS to the cake mix. So what you have is cookies and cream cake.

    What makes butter cake gooey

    What is gooey butter cake and what makes it gooey? Well, this butter cake is made with cream cheese and a stick of butter, therefore, the name gooey butter cake is appropriate. The top layer is soft and where the cream cheese lies. The bottom layer has the butter and cake mix.

    This butter cake starts with a chocolate cake mix, so it has similarities to a chocolate gooey butter cake.

    Ingredients

    • butter
    • eggs
    • chocolate cake mix
    • powdered sugar
    • cream cheese
    • chocolate chips
    • oreo cookies

    Process

    First, you want to make the bottom layer of the cake. There is only a few ingredients in the bottom of the cake. Eggs, butter and cake mix come together for the base of this cake.

    butter and eggs in a the bottom of a clear bowl.
    You will want the butter to be a little soft so it blends easier with the eggs.

    Then, you pour it into a 9x13 greased pan.

    Cake batter on the bottom of the pan.
    Spread the cake out evenly on the bottom of the pan.

    The "gooey" topping comes next and you blend it together in a bowl, then spread it on top. The Oreo crumbs get folded into the cream cheese mixture.

    Chocolate cake with cream cheese batter on top.

    Bake

    You will want to bake this cake at 350* for about 30-35 minutes. The cake is a little tricky to tell if it is done, so I recommend you using a toothpick to test it done.

    The top will also start to be a light golden brown.

    Cookies and Cream cake in a 9x13 pan.
    Baked cookies and cream cake is so good!

    FAQ

    Can I use any kind of cake mix?

    Yes! Any brand will do (though I prefer Betty Crocker or Duncan Hines). Also, you may use any flavor of chocolate. Devil's Food, Milk Chocolate, German Chocolate cake mix will all work.

    After baking, the middle seemed to have shrunk down a little bit. Is this normal?

    Yes! The outside rim will seem to be puffy but the inside will shrink a little bit. Completely normal.

    Do I need to refrigerate this cake?

    The cake is soft and delicious. Flavorful and chocolate-y. There aren't many ingredients and you can have it in the oven quickly. Then you can eat it. Gotta love that.

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    Cookies and cream gooey cake on a white plate with oreos in the background.

    Cookies And Cream Gooey Butter Cake

    This cake is full of chocolate flavor and cream cheese goodness. Make it for your family for a delicious dessert.
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    Course: Cookies
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: cookies and cream
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Servings: 15 servings
    Calories: 467kcal
    Author: Kim Strawn

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup butter softened
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 package chocolate cake mix any variety chocolate

    For Topping

    • 2 eggs
    • 8 oz cream cheese
    • 1 lb powdered sugar
    • 15 OREO Cookies crumbs
    • 1 cup Chocolate Chips milk chocolate

    Instructions

    • For The Cake
    • Mix butter and eggs
    • Add in cake mix and mix well (batter will be thick)
    • Spread into a greased 9x13 baking pan
    • Sprinkle chocolate chips on top of chocolate cake mixture

    Next Step

    • Beat together eggs, cream cheese and powdered sugar
    • Fold in crushed OREO cookies
    • Spread carefully over chocolate mixture
    • Bake at 350* for 30-35 minutes

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 467kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 328mg | Potassium: 67mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 58g | Vitamin A: 483IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 3mg

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    1. Becky

      March 20, 2023 at 12:55 pm

      Hi, is it really an entire pound of powdered sugar in the topping?

      Reply
      • Kim

        March 20, 2023 at 2:54 pm

        Yes there is. I know, sounds like a lot. But once it is mixed in it won't seem like that much. You can try to reduce the amount a little if you want to.

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    2. Savannah

      November 14, 2022 at 8:35 am

      Can i use white cake mix instead

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      • Kim

        November 14, 2022 at 9:04 am

        I never tried it with a white cake mix, but I think it would taste great! If you give it a try, let us know how it turned out!

        Reply

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