Ooey Gooey Salted Caramel Butter Cake Bars

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Ready to be hooked? These dangerously scrumptious, melt-in-your-mouth easy Ooey Gooey Salted Caramel Butter Cake Bars scream ooey, gooey salted caramel cheesecake with a delicious chewy, buttery shortbread crust. Scha-wing!

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Someone brought some ooey gooey butter bars into work and my husband went totally ga-ga over them. 

“Why don’t you make some of those?  They were so good!”  So, like the ‘wanting-to-please-my-husband’ wife that I am, I got to it, a couple of months later after the fact, but better late than never right? And since I’ve been on Pinterest, I see it everywhere, now that I am aware of the name OOEY GOOEY!

As I was making these bars, when I was preparing the cream cheese mixture, I added in my 2 cups of powdered sugar to the mixture and I was thinking to myself…*Boy, this mixture is really thick!*  Then, I tasted it.

“Yuck!  What the heck, where’s the sweetness?!”  I checked my bags of powder/flour stuff, and realized I had used Velvet Cake Flour and not powdered sugar!  

Holy Smokes!  Thank goodness I didn’t add it on top of the rest of the ingredients in the pan.  That would have been one HOT mess that tasted very undesirable.  Have you ever done anything like that? Anyways, let’s get back to making these bars!

The salted caramel addition in this scrumptious ooey gooey salted caramel butter cake bars recipe is sure to be a hit and these are incredibly easy to make! The combination of rich butter, sweet caramel, and the hint of salt makes this dessert the perfect combination of deliciousness and decadence.

Not only is it easy to make, but it also provides all the sweet and salty satisfaction your taste buds desire. So, what are you waiting for? Gather up your ingredients and treat yourselves to a truly unforgettable dessert.

Ingredients You Need

Crust

• 1 box Butter Yellow Cake mix or any flavor you want
• butter, melted
• egg

Salted Caramel Layer

• salted caramel topping or sauce

Cream Cheese Layer

• cream cheese, softened
•  eggs
• powdered sugar
• vanilla

How to Make Ooey Gooey Salted Caramel Butter Cake Bars

 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cookie Butter Crust

1. Mix cake mix, melted butter and egg, in a medium-sized bowl until well combined.
2. Press the cake mix dough evenly in the bottom of a greased 9×9 baking pan.

Salted Caramel Layer

1. Pour salted caramel topping over the crust evenly. (Microwave if needed to pour easier)

Cream Cheese Layer

1. In another medium-sized bowl, using a mixer, cream the cream cheese, then add in the beaten eggs until smooth. Add powdered sugar and continue to beat until well combined.
2. Pour cream cheese mixture over crust and about 35-40 minutes or until done. (Do not over bake.)
3. When done, transfer bars from oven and let cool completely before cutting.

For thicker bars, bake bars in a 9×9 pan bake 35-40 minutes.  We baked these bars in a 9×13 pan bake 25-30 minutes. 

I really liked Chef In Training’s cake bars, so I just modified them just a wee bit by adding in some salted caramel, some vanilla and I like to use a 9×9 pan.  I’m a 9×9-er. But feel free to make them in a 9×13, depending on your situation.  These Ooey Gooey Salted Caramel Butter Cake Bars are an indulgent, yet easy-to-make dessert that everyone will love. With a combination of sugar, butter, and salted caramel, this treat is sure to leave an impression and become a family favorite.

The balance of sweet and savory flavors makes these bars unique and delicious. So, if you’re looking for a Gooey Butter Cake Recipe that will both please your sweet tooth and tantalize your taste buds, treat yourself to a bite or five of creamy, salty-sweet heaven with these luscious salted caramel butter cake bars. Here’s the ooey gooey recipe!  Enjoy baking and eating these! 

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Ooey Gooey Salted Caramel Butter Cake Bars

Kim Lange

Ready to be hooked? These dangerously scrumptious, melt-in-your-mouth bars scream gooey salted caramel cheesecake with a great chewy, buttery shortbread crust. Scha-wing!

4.38 from 24 votes

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 35 minutes mins

Total Time 55 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Servings 12 Servings

Calories

Ingredients

 

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Crust

• 1 box Butter Yellow Cake mix or any flavor you want
• ½ cup butter melted
• 1 egg

Salted Caramel Layer

• ½ cup salted caramel topping add up to 1 cup if you want, especially for a 9x13 pan size.

Cream Cheese Layer

• 8 oz cream cheese softened
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

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Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Crust

• Mix cake mix, melted butter and egg, in a medium-sized bowl until well combined.
• Press the cake mix dough evenly in the bottom of a greased 9x9 baking pan.

Salted Caramel Layer

• Pour salted caramel topping over the crust evenly. (Microwave if needed to pour easier)

Cream Cheese Layer

• In another medium-sized bowl, using a mixer, cream the cream cheese, then add in the beaten eggs until smooth. Add powdered sugar and continue to beat until well combined.
• Pour cream cheese mixture over crust and about 35-40 minutes or until done. (Do not over bake.)
• When done, transfer bars from oven and let cool completely before cutting.

Notes

Pan Sizes You Can Use

• For thick bars: 9x9 pan bake 35-40 minutes.
• For regular sized bars: 9x13 pan bake 25-30 minutes (use 3/4 cup salted caramel)

Keyword bars, cake, cake mix, caramel, cream cheese, salted caramel

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