Cake Batter Cheesecake Bars
These Cake Batter Cheesecake Bars are fluffy and delicious. They are perfect combination of cheesecake and cake mix!
Serving9 servings
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups vanilla wafer crumbs
- 6 Tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- ½ cup milk
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup yellow cake mix
- ¼ cup sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Grease a 9-inch square baking pan, then line with parchment paper; set aside.
- Stir together vanilla wafer crumbs, the melted butter, and 2 Tablespoons sugar. Press into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake until the crust is just brown around the edges, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, beat the cream cheese with a mixer on medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the remaining ¾ cup sugar and beat for an additional couple of minutes, until smooth.
- Add the eggs and yolk, ½ cup + 2 Tablespoons milk, vanilla, salt and beat again until completely combined and smooth.
- Finally, stir in the cake mix and sprinkles until smooth.
- Pour the filling over the crust. Set the pan in a larger pan (a 9 × 13-inch works for this), and add enough hot water to come halfway up the sides of the baking pan.
- Bake until just set, 40 to 45 minutes. Remove the baking pan from the water bath, and transfer to a wire rack. Let cool for 30 minutes, then refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight.
- Cut into bars. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Notes
If you want to keep this recipe but change it up, think about switching the rainbow sprinkles for mini chocolate chips, premade cookie dough, or pecan pieces.
You can always switch out the yellow boxed cake mix for some red velvet cake mix (or any other dry cake mix) and keep the baking process the same. It would be a perfect dessert for Valentine's day!
Nutrition
Calories: 422 kcal · Carbohydrates: 49 g · Protein: 7 g · Fat: 22 g · Saturated Fat: 12 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 107 mg · Sodium: 531 mg · Potassium: 206 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 37 g · Vitamin A: 621 IU · Calcium: 114 mg · Iron: 1 mg