Want to impress your family and friends with an easy dessert? These rich and gooey Yellow Cake Mix Bars are so wonderful they’ll knock your socks off. They only need six ingredients to make.
The best way to save time is to use a cake mix as the base for a recipe. Most of us have the ingredients for these Yellow Cake Mix Gooey Bars on hand most of the time. That means we can make this recipe quickly for a dessert or snack for the kids in the afternoon.
You always have at least one (or four) packages of cream cheese in your fridge, right? Please tell us that we’re not the only ones who think cream cheese is a “staple” in the kitchen!
A friend of Barbara’s from high school had a mom who made a variant of these yellow cake mix dessert bars. When she saw this recipe in her Glenwood (college cooperative) cache, she had to know whether they were the same.
What did she think?
Barbara was happy to find out that they tasted just as good as she remembered.They taste rich, delicious, and buttery, and the whole pan always goes away. We think you should make these for every party, pitch-in, or get-together. Both kids and adults love them.
A reader named Lori just told us that her mom cooked these and her family dubbed them “Mmmm Bars.” We adore hearing from readers when our recipes remind them of pleasant times.
There’s no need for icing on them because they are so rich.
Gooey Bars Made using Yellow Cake Mix
- Time to Prepare: 10 Minutes
- Time to cook: 35 minutes
- Total time: 45 minutes
- Dessert Course
- Food: American
- 20 servings
- 260 kcal
Things you need
- ○ 16.5 ounces of yellow cake mix
- ○ 2 eggs
- ○ 1/2 cup of melted butter
- ○ 8 oz. softened cream cheese
- ○ 2 eggs
- ○ 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
How to do it
- Mix the cake mix, melted butter, and two eggs together. Then, press the mixture into a buttered 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
- Mix up the cream cheese, two eggs, and powdered sugar until they are all mixed in.
- Spread on the cake batter.
- Cook for 35 minutes at 350 degrees F, or until golden brown. Don’t bake too long.
- Serve by cutting into individual bars.
There are two layers in these cream cheese bars. The recipe says to prepare the first layer, spread it out in the pan, and then make the second layer. We use the same bowl for both layers. You don’t have to wash any extra dishes.
Let the butter cool for a few minutes before adding it to the batter or add it to the cake mix first, stir, and then add the eggs. This will keep the eggs from getting scrambled.
To keep the cream cheese from clumping, make sure it is at room temperature.
Don’t bake these cake mix cream cheese bars for too long. If you bake them for too long, they will be less gooey.
If you need to, use a white cake mix instead of a yellow one.
You can change cake mix bars to fit your tastes.
I use any kind of cake mix, such Duncan Hines, Betty Crocker, Aldi, and others.
Do you need additional ideas for those boring boxed cake mixes you have in your pantry? We have a lot of suggestions for you:Caramel bars made with cake mix, cinnamon rolls made with cake mix, cherry almond dump cake, and triple chocolate cake
How should I keep ooey gooey bars?
A lot of people want to know if ooey gooey bars need to be kept in the fridge. These gooey cake bars will mold if you leave them out at room temperature for too long since the recipe has cream cheese in it. To be safe, we suggest putting the leftovers in the fridge.
Can I put ooey gooey bars in the freezer?
Yes, for sure. For the best way to keep them, cut them into little bars, cover them tightly in saran wrap, and then put them in a zip-lock bag that doesn’t let air in.
Different Ways to Make the Recipe
- Put in some chocolate chips or pieces of candy that are left over.
- To make these even more rich, I’ve added more eggs and cream cheese.
- Vanilla or almond extract will make it taste better.
- You can use any kind of cake mix!
- If you want, you may top it with a homemade glaze or fresh berries.
Nutritional Information
The nutritional information below is automatically computed and may change based on the items used.
Food 260 calories, 41 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of protein, 10 grams of fat, 6 grams of saturated fat, 57 milligrams of cholesterol, 260 milligrams of sodium, 39 milligrams of potassium, 1 gram of fiber, 31 grams of sugar, 342 IU of vitamin A, 67 milligrams of calcium, and 1 milligram of iron