Description
This delicious cream cheese filled yellow cake is perfect for any occasion. It combines the classic flavors of yellow cake with a creamy filling, making it a favorite dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- Nonstick cooking spray, for greasing the pan
- 1 (15 oz) box yellow cake mix (preferably Duncan Hines Classic Yellow Cake Mix)
- 1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups whole milk, divided
- 4 large eggs (3 for the cake, 1 for the filling)
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 1 (3.4 oz) package vanilla instant pudding mix
- Powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- Coat a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray; set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk the cake mix, melted butter, vanilla, 1 cup of the milk, and 3 of the eggs until smooth. Scrape the batter into the dish and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Rinse and dry the bowl. In the now-empty bowl, whisk the softened cream cheese, pudding mix, remaining 1 cup milk, and remaining 1 egg until thick and mostly smooth (some small lumps of cream cheese are OK). Gently dollop the cream cheese mixture evenly over the batter in the baking dish. Smooth over the top with a spatula.
- Bake the cake until the edges are golden brown and the top is puffed and feels set to the touch, about 40 minutes. To serve warm, set the baking dish on a wire rack to cool for about 45 minutes. To serve at room temperature, cool completely, about 90 minutes (the cake will sink unevenly as it cools).
- Dust the top of the cake with powdered sugar, slice, and serve. Refrigerate leftovers, tightly covered, for up to 4 days.
Notes
- For best results, use room temperature ingredients.
- This cake can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator.
- Feel free to add fruit toppings or a glaze for extra flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 70mg