Gooey Butter Cake

Another Illinois recipe...

Makes a 16 x 11 inch cake

3 cups cake flour
1 ¾ cups sugar
⅓ cup dry milk powder
2 ½ teaspoons baking powde3r
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 eggs
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla

Topping
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 pound powdered sugar

Sift together cake flour, sugar, dry milk, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Add melted butter, eggs, and vanilla. Beat together to make a thick batter. Spread into greased 16 x 11 inch jelly roll pan.

Prepare topping by beating cream cheese until creamy; add eggs and vanilla. Blend in powdered sugar. Spread topping on cake batter. Bake at 350°for 25-30 minutes until top is golden brown. Cool and cut into 2-inch squares.

An 18 ¼ ounce yellow cake mix, without pudding added, may be substituted for dry cake ingredients. Reduce melted butter to ½ cup and omit vanilla. Prepare cake batter by combining cake mix, melted butter and eggs.