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two slices of gooey butter neiman marcus cake on a plate with strawberries
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Neiman Marcus Cake

This Neiman Marcus Cake recipe is a gooey butter cake with a tangy cream cheese layer for a short-cut dessert recipe. 
Course: Cakes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: gooey butter cake, neiman marcus cake
Servings: 1 9x13-inch cake
Calories: 239kcal
Author: Barbara Bakes LLC

Ingredients

Cake Bottom Layer

  • 1 15.25 oz box yellow or white cake mix
  • ½ cup butter melted
  • 2 large eggs

Cream Cheese Top Layer

  • 3-½ cup powdered sugar plus more for serving
  • 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x13 cake pan with non-stick spray or line it with foil.
  • In a large mixing bowl, mix cake mix, melted butter, and eggs with a sturdy spoon until well blended. (It will be thick like a cookie dough.)
  • Use your fingers or a bench scraper to press dough into the prepared pan. 
  • Make cream cheese topping: In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and two cups of powdered sugar on low speed until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla and beat on low speed until blended. Add remaining 1 ½ cups powdered sugar and beat until blended. Pour over cake bottom and spread to the edges of the pan.
  • Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until topping is set and golden brown and it’s pulling away from the sides of the pan. Cool completely in the pan.
  • To serve, cut into squares and sprinkle top with additional powdered sugar if desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 239kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 101mg | Sodium: 152mg | Sugar: 20g