Blueberry Gooey Butter Cake

Since we’re all holed up inside, we might as well bake, right? I had some blueberries that were starting to go bad because my children have decided that they don’t enjoy blueberries at the present time. So I decided to whip up a blueberry gooey butter cake.

What’s in blueberry gooey butter cake you ask? Well, the main ingredients are blueberries, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and a yellow cake mix. So they’re technically healthy because fruit is involved.

What’s funny is my mom has been making gooey butter cake for decades, probably before Paula Deen, TBH. But my mom, Bon, always called them Buttercheese Squares or Buttercheese Bars. That’s her handwritten recipe below.

For any young folk attempting to read the recipe card, it’s written in cursive.

When making this recipe, make sure you give yourself some extra time to wash your blueberries and allow them to dry. I rinse mine in a colander, and then spread them out on a kitchen towel to air dry.

Blueberry Gooey Butter Cake Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 yellow cake mix
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups  blueberries
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup butter, melted

Bottom Layer

Preheat your oven to 350º. Combine the melted butter, 1 egg, and cake mix by mixing it in a bowl. I use a sturdy rubber spatula. Press the bottom layer into a greased and floured 9×13 cake pan. This is my very favorite cake pan.

Cream Cheese Topping

To make the cream cheese topping, whip together the cream cheese, 2 eggs, and 2 3/4 cups powdered sugar. I like to use my 7-speed handheld mixer.

Once the topping is smooth, pour it on top of the bottom.

Then, sprinkle the blueberries onto the topping. Bake for 35-40 minutes until the top is golden brown.

Once the cake is done baking, remove it from the oven and place it on a cooling rack. While the cake is still hot, dust it with powdered sugar.

Allow the cake to cool before cutting and serving.

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Blueberry Gooey Butter Cake

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

40 mins

Total Time

50 mins

 

This blueberry gooey butter cake is bursting with flavor! Buttery and fruity with an ample dose of smooth cream cheese.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cake pops, chocolate covered peanut butter balls, gooey, gooey butter cake

Servings: 15 pieces

Ingredients

• 1 15.25 oz yellow cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cups butter melted
• 1 8 ounce cream cheese softened
• 2 3/4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 cups fresh blueberries

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350º. 

2. Combine the melted butter, 1 egg, and cake mix by mixing it in a bowl.

3. Press the bottom layer into a greased and floured 9×13 cake pan.

4. To make the cream cheese topping, whip together the cream cheese, 2 eggs, and 2 3/4 cups powdered sugar. 

5. Once the topping is smooth, pour it on top of the bottom.

6. Sprinkle the blueberries onto the topping.

7. Bake for 35-40 minutes until the top is golden brown.

8. Remove from the and place it on a cooling rack. Dust with powdered sugar while still hot.

9. Allow to cool before serving.

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