



Based on 80 reviews
Cake:
1 18 1/4-ounce package yellow cake mix
1 egg
8 tablespoons butter, melted
Filling:
1 15-ounce can of pumpkin
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 tablespoons butter, melted
1 16-ounce box powdered sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
To make the cake, combine all of the ingredients and mix well. Pat the mixture into a lightly greased 13x9-inch baking pan.
Prepare filling:
In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and pumpkin until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter and beat together.
Next, add the powdered sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and mix well.
Spread pumpkin mixture over cake batter and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Make sure not to over bake as the center should be a little gooey.
Serve with fresh whipped cream.
Servings: 6 to 8 servings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Show: Paula's Home Cooking/Paula's Party
Submitted on August 8, 2010





We love this cake. My daughter wants it all year long.
Submitted on July 7, 2010





There are just not enought stars to give this cake. I never liked pumpkin before now. All of my family, friends, and co-workers beg me to make it time and time again. I give it fifty stars!
Submitted on July 7, 2010





The BEST! I began making it when it first came on the Food Network many years ago. A Major hit at home and work. Paula, you've been a great inspiration for me to cook and bake. My husband,kids and family thank you! Jennifer Serrano, San Francisco, CA
Submitted on July 7, 2010





everywhere I take this cake it is a hit and noone knows it is pumpkin they think it is a creative sweet potatoe piean d sometimes ii tell them the truth if they really want to know and other times i just let them think what thsy like, however I never have any left over. It's the best. thank you!
Submitted on June 6, 2010





Every year, ever since I can really remember, my Mom has made this on Thanksgiving. :) It has always been my absolute favorite food to look forward to!! It's always so delicious to not only me, but the rest of my family, too. Thanks, Paula!
Submitted on June 6, 2010





its great my boyfriend just loves this
Submitted on April 4, 2010





I made this for my son on Thanksgiving of 2008 and then he joined the Army in 2009, When he came home on leave for Christmas last year 2009, this was the one thing he asked me to make for him. He loved it. Thank you Mrs.Paula. God Bless you.
Submitted on January 1, 2010





Extremely yummy. =0)
Submitted on January 1, 2010





I've made this cake several times for family and co-workers. It is always a huge success. The last I made this cake I added a layer of chopped pecans over the cake before I added the pumpkin mixture. It's even better if that's at all possible. Terry in Melbourne, FL
Submitted on January 1, 2010





Submitted on January 1, 2010





I have made this 4 times each time everyone has ate it all. The second time I took it to work for Thanksgiving and they were hiding it in there lockers so no one else could eat it all :)
Submitted on December 12, 2009





This is beyond good!I had it at a friend's house on Christmas. What a treat!! You rock, Paula.
Submitted on December 12, 2009





This is now a family staple for gatherings. I made this for my husband's family on Thanksgiving, for my co-workers just because it was Friday, and just at my families christmas gathering. EVERYONE went crazy over this cake. You go Paula!!!
Submitted on December 12, 2009





made this last sunday. it was a hit.
Submitted on December 12, 2009





This is amazing! Now it is my favorite!
Submitted on December 12, 2009





I made it for Thanksgiving everyone loved it, even my son who doesn't like pumpkin.
Submitted on December 12, 2009





Our family never cared for pumpkin pie, but we love the Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake! We like it best cooked about 40 minutes instead of 30 so it's more of a "brownie" consistency instead of "pie" consistency. It has become a Thanksgiving favorite for our family!
Submitted on December 12, 2009





AWESOME! Love this recipe! Sooo easy and sooo good! I thought the old fashion pumpkin pie was my fav but now this is!
Submitted on December 12, 2009





AWESOME! Love this recipe! Sooo easy and sooo good! I thought the old fashion pumpkin pie was my fav but now this is!
Submitted on December 12, 2009





My Mother made this for Thanksgivng and it was AWESOME!!! I loved it!! Very good! Im going to make it this weekend!!
Submitted on December 12, 2009





I first came accross this cake at walmart in the bakery. So naturally with it being a Paula treat I just had to try it. Of course it was love at first bite!! I then made this for thanksgiving dinner and it turned out great. Very simple, not to costly, and oh so delicious!!!
Submitted on December 12, 2009





This was our Thanksgiving Dessert this year. So much better than Pumpkin Pie!
Submitted on December 12, 2009





I took this to my family's on Thanksgiving several years ago and I got a request to make it again this year!
Submitted on December 12, 2009





I took this to my family's on Thanksgiving several years ago and I got a request to make it again this year!
Submitted on December 12, 2009





I had it and its soooo GOOD I'm going to make for myself.now I
Submitted on November 11, 2009





Submitted on November 11, 2009





I LOVE this cake! I have even used Crushed Pineapple instead of Pumpkin. Also I have done Apple Sauce instead. I have even went as far as changing the Yellow cake mix to Chocolate and put Peanut Butter instead (kinda like a Peanut Butter Cup Gooey Cake! The kids LOVED it! So, I encourage y'all to do the same...try differant things with this...it works! :)
Submitted on November 11, 2009





The family absolutely loved it for Thanksgiving. My sister-in-law loved it better more than her mom's pumpkin pie.
Submitted on November 11, 2009





oh my goodness a wonderful dessert.. A new Family tradition
Submitted on November 11, 2009





I usually don't like anything with pumpkin in it, but this is delicious!
Submitted on November 11, 2009





I usually don't like anything with pumpkin in it, but this is delicious!
Submitted on November 11, 2009





Submitted on November 11, 2009





THIS IS A GREAT CAKE NO MATTER WHICH FLAVOR YOU MAKE! LOVE IT!
Submitted on November 11, 2009





I made this cake about 5 or 6 years ago when Paula first started. It is the most amazing and easy cake to make. It melts in your mouth and will have them begging for more. Barbara, Phoenix AZ
Submitted on November 11, 2009





Submitted on November 11, 2009





One of Paula's best! I started making this 6 years ago when I was just a teen. I took it to my future inlaws house for thanksgiving. Now it's a tradition! Now my babies even love it!
Submitted on November 11, 2009





this is the best Thanksgiving dessert ever no more pumpkin pie for me Stonewalln
Submitted on November 11, 2009





Someone brought it to a work potluck and had several requests for the recipe. I made it for my Bunco group and another batch for my family. It was just yummy and addicitve. We had to split the last piece! I did have to cook it 10 minutes longer, so just use your judgement. You won't believe how good this tastes!!
Submitted on November 11, 2009





This cake is amazing!! This is the 2nd year a row that I have made this. The family absolutely loves it and it is super simple to make.
Submitted on November 11, 2009





Submitted on November 11, 2009





my mom makes this every christmas and thanksgiving!!! yummmm
Submitted on November 11, 2009





Submitted on November 11, 2009





This cake is unbelievable! Be prepared to give out the recipe! The pumpkin cream cheese combo is outstanding. Best pumpkin cake I ever had. Lots of calories but for a holiday treat whose counting!!!
Submitted on November 11, 2009





This is the best I make it every year for Thanksgiving because it's a must at our dinner table...
Submitted on November 11, 2009





After reading all the reviews I just had to make this cake. It was just as good as everyone said it was. I took this to a meeting at work and everyone loved it.
Submitted on November 11, 2009





My sister made this experimenting and sent me some! AWESOME! I love it! Had to stop eating it!! :)
Submitted on November 11, 2009





Wonderful recipe! I added 1 cup of white chocolate chips to make it more interesting to my younger children but it was probably not necessary! Every age loved it!
Submitted on November 11, 2009





I make these all of the time, always getting rave reviews, and requests to make more. Thank you for the best recipe ever!
Submitted on November 11, 2009





One of the guy's wives at my office made this around Halloween, everyone loved it. I am making it for Thanksgiving instead of Pumpkin Pie and I just recommended to my mom that she make and take to Bunco tonight. The ladies will love it.
Submitted on November 11, 2009





It is great, but my family is partial to sweet potatoes versus pumpkin, so I substituted the same amount of a baked sweet potato, and "Oh Boy!"
Submitted on November 11, 2009





VERY BEST! I too, have made it every year and now I have to make two batches! One for the office and one for home!
Submitted on November 11, 2009





this is the most tasteful cake ever i will givew this ten thumbs up!!!!! great work paula
Submitted on November 11, 2009





Can someone tell me if I can bake this cake 2 days prior to serving date..I would like to serve it on Sunday lunch..And I do I need to store them if I make them earlier...
Submitted on November 11, 2009





This cake deserves 10 stars, so amazingly good. I make it every Thanksgiving and Christmas and it's always the hit of Dinner!
Submitted on November 11, 2009





Submitted on October 10, 2009





I have been making this cake for about 4 years now and everytime I make it I am still surprised on how yummy it always turns out!
Submitted on October 10, 2009





This cake is AWESOME!!! I have to make it every Thanksgiving for the family !!
Submitted on October 10, 2009





This is wonderful!!!! t
Submitted on October 10, 2009





OMG..This cake is out-of-this-world delicious! A definate winner with my family. This one is going on my table this Thanksgiving! Thanks for another great recipe Paula!
Submitted on October 10, 2009





My family thinks anything with pumpkin is gross. However, when I made this yesterday they couldn't get enough. My daughter called today and asked if I would made "that spice cake thing" for Thanksgiving. I told her yes.
Submitted on October 10, 2009





I am making this for Thanksgiving so I did a trial run on my parents when they came for dinner last week. MY GOODNESS this cake is so yummy. There was not a crumb left on that cake plate! Thanks Paula for yet another WONDERFUL recipe!
Submitted on October 10, 2009





SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD. I have made it several times. everyone loves it.
Submitted on October 10, 2009





Absolutely delicious - my family liked it better than Gooey Butter Cake!
Submitted on September 9, 2009





I love this recipe and have gotten many compliments on it. I always feel that a recipe is just a starting point, so I made some additions to the recipe. I put toffee+carmel bits in the mix, used pumpkin pie spices, and when it was baked I put more toffee bits on the top.
Submitted on February 2, 2009





I love all the gooey cakes
Submitted on December 12, 2008





Very moist and favorful.
Submitted on December 12, 2008





Very good and easy to make. My daughter doesn't like pumpkin but she liked this.
Submitted on December 12, 2008





This is a very easy, yet very rich dessert. My MIL had suggested that it should have cream cheese frosting, but I think that would probably send you into a diabetic coma. Great dessert to make a day ahead for work/school parties as it holds up well.
Submitted on December 12, 2008





This dessert has become a family tradition each Thanksgiving and Christmas. Thanks for sharing.
Submitted on December 12, 2008





The name says it all!! This recipe was so easy to make!! It was a big hit at Thanksgiving dinner with my family. It turned out so rich and flavorful.
Submitted on December 12, 2008





This is a sure winner. Everyone loved it!
Submitted on December 12, 2008





I have made this dessert for 3 different occasions & EVERYONE raves over it! This has become my "go-to recipe" for the holidays! YUMMY!
Submitted on November 11, 2008





Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake is wonderful! My family isn't a big lover of pumpkin, but I decided to try this recipe anyway because it sounded good. It was an instant hit! In the cookbook, it calls for 15 oz can of pumpkin pie filling without the cinnamon and nutmeg. I couldn't find that size, so I'm glad to see the website has pumpkin with spices instead of the pumpkin pie filling. Also, I took this dessert to work and got rave reviews! I told everybody that it was thanks to Paula Deen!
Submitted on November 11, 2008





Submitted on November 11, 2008





Better than pumpkin pie. Every time I make this everyone raves about it. It is a favorite and so easy to make. Gooey butter cake is also a big hit.
Submitted on November 11, 2008





My family loves this cake. I've made it multiple times and never have any leftovers!
Submitted on November 11, 2008





Submitted on November 11, 2008





This was the hit of Thanksgiving dinner. Very rich but very, very good!
Submitted on November 11, 2008





This was the hit of Thanksgiving dinner! Very rich but very, very good!
Submitted on November 11, 2008





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