ORIGINAL GOOEY BUTTER CAKE

It’s a real tragedy that it took me moving to Saint Louis before I ever heard about Gooey Butter Cake. The stuff is pure gold. And in Saint Louis, where it originated, it’s highly revered.

This my friends is a true baker’s recipe, made from scratch. If you’ve ever googled “gooey butter cake” recipes you may have come across several that use cream cheese and a yellow cake mix. Don’t do it!! What a tragedy–that is not how the original Saint Louis gooey butter cake is made!

Ingredients

• For the cake:
• 1 3/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 3 Tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup warm milk
• 6 Tablespoons butter , room temperature
• 1 large egg
• pinch of salt
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• For the topping:
• 3 Tablespoons light corn syrup
• 2 Tablespoons water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 12 Tablespoons butter
• 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
• pinch of salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. In a small bowl combine yeast, 1/4 tsp sugar and warm milk. Set aside for 5 minutes. 
2. In a stand mixer cream together the butter and 3 Tbsp of sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
3. ...................................

for full recipes please see : tastesbetterfromscratch.com

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