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A glass baking dish filled with a golden Cream Cheese Coffee Cake, dusted with powdered sugar, sits on a table alongside a cup of coffee, a saucer, and a metal coffee pot in the background.

Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Little Figgy Food
Enjoy this delicious Cream Cheese Coffee Cake! With a golden cake like crust and a luscious baked cream cheese topping finally dusted with powdered sugar.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients
  

Bottom Cake Layer

  • 1 box Yellow Cake Mix
  • ½ cup Unsalted Butter or Margarine melted and cooled
  • 2 Eggs slightly beaten

Top Cake Layer

  • 8 oz Cream Cheese softened
  • 2 Eggs
  • 16 oz 1 lb Powdered Sugar, reserve back 1 Tbls to use on top.

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and Flour either a rectangle 8 1/2 x 11 or 9 x 13 baking dish. (Do not use a smaller size or it will not bake as well)
  • In large bowl, mix together Cake Mix, melted Butter and beaten Eggs until it's a stiff batter.
  • Spoon out and spread in prepared Baking Dish.
  • In large bowl, mix together the softened Cream Cheese, Eggs and all but 1 Tablespoon of the Powdered Sugar. (Add Powdered Sugar 1 cup at time until well blended.)
  • Spread over bottom layer.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 30 - 40 minutes until lightly golden brown and started to slightly crack on top.
  • Remove from oven and let cool for at least 20 minutes.
  • Sift remaining 1 Tablespoon of Powdered Sugar over top of cake.
  • Can be kept covered up to 5 days at room temperature or refrigerated. Serve at room temperature or warm.

Tip: Taste wonderful with fresh berries scattered over top too!

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