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Cake Batter Gooey Bars

July 11, 2016 by thedomesticrebel | 6 Comments

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Cake Batter Gooey Bars stacked on parchment with sprinkles and milkIf you love cake batter – and who doesn’t? – you will die and go to HEAVEN with these Cake Batter Gooey Bars!

 

Cake batter flavors always transport me back into my childhood.

Since my parents never cooked or baked, when my mom got the baking bug, it was always a treat. During that time, she’d get out her marble pastry slab – passed down from generations ago – and her linen apron. She’d tie her hair up and sprinkle flour liberally over the slab before kneading a risen dough that fragranced the house with its warm aroma. Soft classical music played in the background as she worked her palms into the pliable dough, and in the distance you could hear the birds singing from our front yard.

Just kidding.

She baked from a box mix. And was probably blasting AC/DC.

But she always let us pick out the cake flavor, and my siblings and I always chose the confetti cake. ALWAYS. There’s just something about the confetti cake that’s so irresistible and fantabulous. To me, it seems more gooey, has a better texture, and is just all-around better tasting than even a plain white cake.

It’s obviously because I’m addicted to sprinkles. And these Cake Batter Gooey Bars have no shortage of sprinkles!

So these bars instantly took me back to that childhood of biting into a buttercream-from-a-can-frosted confetti cupcake and thinking it was the best thing in the world… second only to licking the beaters when she was done with the batter.

Nothing beats the beaters!

Cake Batter Gooey Bars arranged on parchment with sprinkles and milkThese bars taste just like cake batter. There’s something magical that happens during the baking process that just transforms them into basically solid cake batter but with a chewy, ultra gooey texture. And duh, obviously sprinkles make everything better.

Ready to head back to childhood?

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5 from 3 votes

Cake Batter Gooey Bars

These Cake Batter Gooey Bars are a sprinkle-lover's paradise! Packed with sweet cake batter flavor, these buttery bars are awesome and easy, too!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time40 mins
Total Time50 mins
Course: Bars, Dessert
Cuisine: American, Dessert
Servings: 15
Author: Hayley Parker, The Domestic Rebel

Ingredients

  • FOR THE CRUST:
  • 1 box confetti cake mix
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter melted
  • FOR FILLING:
  • 1 (8 oz pkg) cream cheese at room temperature
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 1 (16 oz) pkg powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter melted
  • 1 cup assorted sprinkles

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 13x9" baking pan with foil, extending the sides of the foil over the edges of the pan. Spray the foil liberally with cooking spray; set aside.
  • In a large bowl, combine the confetti cake mix, egg and melted butter, stirring until a soft dough forms. Press the dough into the prepared pan in an even layer. Set aside briefly.
  • Wipe out the bowl and add in the cream cheese and eggs, beating well until combined. Add in the almond extract and the powdered sugar, beating well. Lastly, beat in the melted butter, then stir in the sprinkles to combine.
  • Pour the filling over the crust and bake for approx. 35-40 minutes or until the top is light golden brown and the center is just about set. It may still look a little jiggly, but this is okay - you do not want to over-bake them! Cool completely, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours before cutting into bars.

Cake Batter Gooey Bars with bite missing on parchment with sprinkles and milkButtery, ultra gooey, chewy and studded with rainbow sprinkles, these Cake Batter Gooey Bars are a cake batter lover’s paradise!

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Have a super sweet day!

xo, Hayley

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Comments

  1. cakeSpy says

    July 11, 2016 at 4:43 am

    Yummyyumyumyum

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    • thedomesticrebel says

      July 11, 2016 at 6:26 am

      Eek! Thanks, Jessie! xoxo!

      Reply
  2. Harmony says

    March 13, 2020 at 1:38 am

    5 stars
    Ok, first of all…YUM!! These look like heaven! Anytime I make dessert, it’s ALWAYS one of your recipes. My family goes crazy over all of it! Question: can I use vanilla extract instead of almond? I really can’t stand almond extract but if it imperative to the taste then I guess I could do it. I mean is this a dumb question? Lol!
    Also, I’m giving this 5 stars because I KNOW it’s gonna be amazing! 🙂

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    • thedomesticrebel says

      March 13, 2020 at 8:21 am

      Hi Harmony! Yes you can totally omit the almond extract and use vanilla instead.

      Reply
  3. Sarah says

    July 15, 2020 at 9:49 am

    5 stars
    I stupidly attempted this in an 8×8 pan with the same cooking time and it came out a bit too think and soupy. #bakingfail
    The flavor was great though and I’ll try again another time

    Reply
  4. Tricia says

    December 21, 2020 at 4:25 pm

    5 stars
    I made these last night. I substituted a white cake mix and added red and green sprinkles, since I couldn’t find the holiday funfetti mix and I wanted them to be Christmas-y.
    These bars are SO good, and totally gooey. Mine were a little cracked on top, I think I may have over baked them a bit. They still taste great!

    Reply

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Welcome to The Domestic Rebel! My name is Hayley and I am the 31-year old writer, photographer, recipe developer, taste-tester and creator of this blog. I’m so glad you’ve stopped by my little slice of sprinkly, butter-laden heaven on the interwebs. If it wasn’t apparent, I like to bake… a lot. Read More…

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