Paula Deen and Halloween.

I'm going to skip over the fact that I am a tremendous failure when it comes to updating this thing and go straight onto the fun stuff. Deal? Deal.

HALLOWEEN COSTUME!

Score and a half.

Aaaaaand I got back in the kitchen and helped a friend out making a cake yesterday. Paula Deen's Gooey Butter Cake. I'd never heard of it, but I'm pretty sure there's enough butter in it to give a supermodel an instant heart attack.

Ingredients:

Cake:
1 18 1/4-ounce package yellow cake mix
1 egg
8 tablespoons butter, melted

Filling:
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 tablespoons butter, melted
1 16-ounce box powdered sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine the cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well with an electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9-inch baking pan. Prepare Filling

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter and beat together.

Next, add the powdered sugar and mix well. Spread over cake batter and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Make sure not to over bake as the center should be a little gooey.

Servings: 6 to 8 servings
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 40 min
Difficulty: Easy

Show: Recipe courtesy Paula Deen and Random House Publishing