Yum Yum Bars

Yum Yum Bars are a delicious dessert and so incredibly simple to make with a yellow cake mix. They are also known as Texas Gold.

Yum Yum bars (aka Texas Gold) happen to be a recipe I discovered a long time ago in my all-time favorite cookbook, The Wild Wild West: Cookbook Cuisine from the Land of Cactus & Cowboys. It’s a local cookbook from where I’m from, Odessa, Texas. 

Oddly enough, some gals that contributed recipes to this cookbook had a little table set up at the local mall. (Music City Mall) At the time, I worked at an ice skating rink at the mall. This was way back when I was still in high school and on my way into work I sampled some blonde brownies and they were Yum Yum bars. Obviously, I liked them and bought the cookbook. I believe this was 1997.

In my opinion, Yum Yum Bars taste a lot like Paula Dean’s Ooey Gooey Bars, but the ingredients are different. These are not quite so rich and they are not near as many calories! I got to eat at Paula Dean’s restaurant in Savannah once and it was amazing, but I did sit there wondering how much sugar I was ingesting. You could just tell that they had too many calories. So, if you are looking for an alternative to Ooey Gooey Bars try this recipe. I think you will be really please. 

Yum Yum Bars Recipe

Base layer ingredients:

1 pkg Yellow cake mix
1 stick butter
2 eggs

Directions:

Mix the cake mix, butter, and eggs together. Spread in greased 9×13 pan. The batter will be thick.

Yield: 15

Yum Yum Bars

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Yum Yum Bars are a delicious and so incredibly simple to make with yellow cake mix.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

• Yellow cake mix
• butter
• eggs
• cream cheese
• powdered sugar

Instructions

Mix cream cheese, egg, and powdered sugar together.

Spread on top of cake mixture. 

Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 35 minutes of until golden brown.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

15

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 180Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 271mgCarbohydrates: 37gFiber: 0gSugar: 23gProtein: 2g

Nutritional info is an estimate.