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A hand with red-painted nails holds up a square piece of golden-brown, crumbly dessert—possibly an Ooey Gooey Carrot Butter cake—over a glass baking dish filled with similar treats. A colorful tablecloth is visible underneath.
Melissa Jo

Ooey Gooey Carrot Butter Cake

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If you're looking for a delicious ooey gooey treat for Easter; my ooey gooey carrot butter cake is just the thing to wow your guests!  This is a simple and easy recipe that tastes like you worked all day in the kitchen. But, in reality it's just pantry ingredients including a box of cake mix, cream cheese, butter, carrots and shredded coconut! SO if you've got the fever for an ooey gooey carroty treat...let's make it!!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 15 people
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 346

Ingredients
  

Method
 

  1. First make the dough, combine: 1 box of cake mix, 1 stick of softened butter, 2 eggs and mix. Then mix in the shredded carrots and coconut flakes.
  2. Dip your fingers in ice water and press the dough into the bottom of a 9x13 greased baking dish
  3. In another bowl, add 1 softened block of cream cheese, 1 stick of softened butter, 2 eggs, and 16 oz. of powdered sugar.
  4. Scoop out 2 tbsp. of the powdered sugar and set aside for garnish
  5. Mix the ingredients together (it will be slightly lumpy)
  6. Pour the batter over the bottom layer and smooth it out.
  7. Bake in the oven at 350 degrees F for at least 1 hour.
  8. Remove from the oven, sprinkle powdered sugar over the top, and let it rest for at least 1 hour.
  9. Slice and serve them up! ENJOY! =-)

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Nutrition

Calories: 346kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 4gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 326mgPotassium: 106mgFiber: 1gSugar: 47gVitamin A: 1695IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 100mgIron: 1mg

Notes

  • This cake must cool for one hour before slicing...no cheating! 
  • Fill a small bowl with ice. Dip your fingers in the ice water when forming your bottom crust, press down with your fingers for a smooth finish.
  • Use a 9 x 13 size baking dish
 

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