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A slice of Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake topped with whipped cream.

Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake

Bree Hester
4.25 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Wait Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 407 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the base:

  • 1 box yellow cake mix
  • 1 egg
  • 1 stick 8 Tablespoons melted butter

For the filling:

  • 1 8-ounces brick of softened cream cheese
  • 1 15-ounces can pumpkin
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 stick 8 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 box powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • Whipped cream

Instructions
 

  • Mix together the cake mix, melted butter, and the egg.
    Mixing together the cake mix, melted butter, and egg for Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake.
  • Press the base into a 9×13 pan coated with cooking spray.
    Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake base pressed into a glass baking dish.
  • Blend together the cream cheese and pumpkin.
    Cream cheese and pumpkin puree in mixing bowl for baking recipes or desserts.
  • Add the eggs.
    Mixing pumpkin gooey butter cake batter in a stand mixer with eggs on the counter.
  • Pour in the melted butter and vanilla.
    Adding melted butter, vanilla, and eggs for Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake.
  • Add the cinnamon and nutmeg.
    Creamy yellow batter with ground spices in a metal mixing bowl for baking or dessert preparation.
  • Add the box of powdered sugar. Mix until combined.
    Pure Cane Sugar being poured into a stand mixer for baking.
  • Pour the filling over the base and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 40 to 50 minutes.
    Pouring the pumpkin gooey butter cake filling into a glass baking dish.
  • Be careful not to overbake. You want the cake to be, well, gooey. I did overbake this a little and it was still amazing.
    Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake baked in a glass dish.
  • Top with some freshly whipped cinnamon whipped cream.
    A slice of Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake with whipped cream on a white plate.
  • And there you have a gooey, gooey pumpkin cake y'all.
    A slice of Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake topped with whipped cream on a white plate.

Nutrition

Calories: 407kcalCarbohydrates: 78gProtein: 5gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 396mgFiber: 2g
Keyword Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake
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