Gooey Bars (aka Cream Cheese Bars)

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Gooey Bars (aka Cream Cheese Bars)

I have no idea what these bars should actually be called or where this recipe really came from… It’s likely to have come on the back of a cream cheese box for all I know. (Actually, Google helped me to find this recipe which is the same). This is another recipe that my family loves. My sisters practically know this recipe by heart. Similar to the “best dang thing ever bars”, my sisters also prefer to underbake these bars, hence the name gooey bars. I tend to like my bars fully cooked so they hold their shape better. If you prefer an even gooier texture, take these out of the oven a couple minutes early.

I know some of you will shudder at the thought of using a box cake mix. I agree that in general, I would much rather make a cake/cookie/brownie from scratch. For starters, it’s a lot more fun as a baker to measure everything out and follow a recipe that has more than two steps. Not to mention knowing exactly what is in your food (and being able to pronounce it all!) I do however believe that boxed cake mix has a time and a place. One of those places being in this bar.

These bars taste almost like a cheesecake with a great chewy shortbread crust. Everyone that tried one really enjoyed them and Hubby ate an embarassingly large number of these bars.

Gooey Bars

Yield: 30

Ingredients:

1 box yellow cake mix
1/2 cup butter, melted
3 eggs
1 pound powdered sugar
1 8-oz package cream cheese

Directions:

Mix cake mix, margarine & 1 egg with fork. Press into bottom of greased 9 x 13 pan, set aside.

Beat powdered sugar, cream cheese and 2 eggs for 4 or 5 minutes. Pour over cake mixture.

Bake at 350 for 40 minutes. Cool completely. Cut into bars.

Recipe from my step mom

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27 comments »

11 Responses to “Cupcake Hero Challenge: Maple Walnut Cranberry Cupcakes with Cranberry Sauce and Maple Frosting”

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Ren — November 30, 2007 at 12:43 am

Those look a-mazing. Gonna try that sometime for sure!
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Elly — November 30, 2007 at 3:06 am

Yum, these look and sound delicious!
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Katie — November 30, 2007 at 12:50 pm

Those sound delicious and look amazing!! GREAT idea and really well decorated!
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Dori — November 30, 2007 at 2:25 pm

those are some pretty sexy looking cupcakes!
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~Amber~ — November 30, 2007 at 3:33 pm

Wow, these look and sound amazing!! Good luck.
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Lis — December 1, 2007 at 2:40 pm

If I were judging this contest.. even with my dislike of cranberries (usually) you would win the grand prize.

Not only for the combination of flavors which has me salivating – but for presentation. I absolutely LURVE the cranberry sauce under the pretty white maple buttercream. *swoon*

xoxo
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MrsPresley — December 1, 2007 at 8:01 pm

what a great cupcake! i love how you put everything together… i am drooling over here 😉
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Mollie — December 1, 2009 at 3:58 pm

I made them – they’re GREAT!
http://eatrunread.blogspot.com/
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Anonymous — October 28, 2010 at 7:59 pm

Hi!

I’m Veronica, I’m trying this recipe but how much Baking soda is it?
You put in the directions to mix it, but in the ingredients is missing.
Thank you!
Later on I’ll let you know how they baked!

Regards!

Veronica
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Jen — October 28, 2010 at 8:51 pm

Veronica – It’s a typo in the instructions. It should say Baking Powder. I have corrected the post.
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