Ugly Cake
This ugly cake recipe is kind of like butter cake but with an easy boxed cake mix ingredient and a cream cheese layer that’s to die for.
Servings: 16
Equipment
- 1 stand mixer
Ingredients
Cake
- 15.25 oz box yellow cake mix
- 3 large eggs
- 8 oz butter, melted
- 1 cup milk
Cream Cheese Layer
- 12 oz cream cheese
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Mix the yellow cake mix with 3 eggs, 8oz butter, and 1 cup milk in a large mixing bowl
- Whisk vigorously until thoroughly combined and smooth
- Line a 9×9 square cake pan with parchment paper
- Pour the cake batter into the pan and set it in the refrigerator while preparing the cream cheese layer
- Combine room temperature cream cheese, 1 egg, ¼ cup milk, 1 cup powdered sugar, and 1 tsp vanilla in your stand mixer
- Mix until smooth and a little fluffy
- Pour the cream cheese layer on top of the cake layer
- Preheat oven to 350° F
- Bake for 30 minutes
- Rest the ugly cake recipe for 10 minutes or more to serve warm
- Chill for an hour in the refrigerator to serve cold
Nutrition
Serving: 100g | Calories: 328kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 4.2g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 359mg | Potassium: 76mg | Sugar: 20g | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 0.5mg