Description
A delightful Red Velvet Gooey Butter Cake featuring a soft buttery crust and a rich, gooey layer of cream cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 oz red food coloring
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease a 9×13 inch baking pan with butter and dust with flour.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together butter and granulated sugar until creamy.
- Add eggs, one by one, mixing until incorporated, then mix in vanilla extract.
- Stir in cocoa powder and red food coloring.
- Slowly add flour and salt, mixing until just combined.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
- In another bowl, whip together cream cheese, eggs, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- Pour the cream cheese mixture over the red velvet batter.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes until edges firm up and center is slightly gooey.
- Cool for 15 minutes before dusting with powdered sugar and slicing.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
Avoid overbaking to maintain a gooey center. Room-temperature ingredients yield the best results.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: red velvet, butter cake, dessert, cream cheese, baking