The Grandmother's Box-Top Recipe Behind the Legendary Ooey Gooey Butter Cake
Laura recreates a vintage butter cake recipe — once printed on powdered sugar boxes — known by many names including Ooey Gooey Bars, Neiman Marcus Bars, and Texas Golden Bars. The two-layer cake uses a yellow cake mix base topped with a cream cheese, butter, and confectioner's sugar mixture, baked until golden. A rich, crowd-pleasing dessert perfect for holidays, potlucks, or everyday indulgence.
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🧾 Ingredients
- 1cooking spray
- 21 box yellow cake mix
- 34 large eggs (divided)
- 42 tsp vanilla (divided)
- 52 sticks melted butter (divided)
- 68 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 74 cups confectioner's sugar
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