Ooey Gooey Salted Caramel Butter Cake Bars
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!
Servings: 12 Servings
Calories:
Ingredients
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
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)