Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake Gooey Butter Cake

Christmas Tree Cake Gooey Butter Cake – the BEST gooey butter cake with Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes mixed in!

Are you a fan of the Christmas Tree Cakes made by Little Debbie? They have quite the cult following. It seems as almost everyone is obsessed with them – including my son.

A few years ago, I made a dessert dip from those little snack cakes and it went viral. Since then, I’ve made a few other recipes using these little cakes.

Like these:

• Little Debbie Christmas Tree Dip
• Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake ‘Crack’ Pie
• Christmas Tree Cake Dessert ‘Sandwiches’

And now this one for Gooey Butter Cake featuring those splendid little Christmas Tree Cakes!

Every year, folks tell me that they have a hard time finding these cakes – so here’s a little insider tip for you. If you can’t find those cakes and want to make one of my recipes featuring the delicious snack cake, just buy their vanilla party snack cakes instead. You are chopping up the Christmas Tree Cakes and decorating them yourself, so you don’t have to necessarily use them if you can’t find them. The vanilla snack cakes taste exactly the same and no one will ever know the difference. That’s a good hack for Christmas in July too – or making any of these recipes the rest of the year.

Now, onto this particular recipe – Christmas Tree Cake Gooey Butter Cake!

What ingredients do I need to make this recipe?

Here’s your cast of ingredients:

• 1 package yellow cake mix
• 1 egg
• 16 tablespoons melted & divided butter
• 1 (8oz) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (16oz) box powdered sugar
• 3-4 Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes, chopped  (if you can’t find them, you can also use vanilla snack cakes)
• green sprinkles (for decorating)
• red writing icing (for decorating)

How do I prepare this recipe?

It’s so easy!

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Combine the cake mix, egg, and 8 tablespoons of melted butter. Mix well with an electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9 inch baking pan. Press the chopped Christmas Tree Cakes into the batter gently.

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla and 8 tablespoons butter and beat together.

Next, add the powdered sugar and mix well. Spread over cake batter and chopped up snack cakes.

Bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Make sure not to over bake as the center should be a little gooey.

Sprinkle with some extra powdered sugar as garnish.

Decorate with green sprinkles and red writing icing, if desired, to resemble a Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake.

Slice into squares.

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Christmas Tree Cake Gooey Butter Cake

Ingredients

• 1 package yellow cake mix
• 1 egg
• 16 tbsps melted butter divided
• 8 oz package cream cheese softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 16 oz powdered sugar
• 3-4 Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes or vanilla snack cakes
• green sprinkles for decorating
• red writing icing for decorating

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. 
• Combine the cake mix, egg, and 8 tablespoons of melted butter. Mix well with an electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9 inch baking pan. Press the chopped Christmas Tree Cakes into the batter gently. 
• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla and 8 tablespoons butter and beat together. Next, add the powdered sugar and mix well. Spread over cake batter and chopped up snack cakes. 
• Bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Make sure not to over bake as the center should be a little gooey. Sprinkle with some extra powdered sugar as garnish. Decorate with green sprinkles and red writing icing, if desired, to resemble a Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake. Slice into squares.

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