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Saint Louis Gooey Butter Cake

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Makes: 12 servings Prep: 20 mins
Bake: 35 mins at 350°F

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Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/3 cup butter
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup light-colored corn syrup
1 egg
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 5 ounce can (2/3 cup) evaporated milk
Powdered sugar (optional)

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup flour and 3 tablespoons granulated sugar. Use a pastry blender to cut in 1/3 cup butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs and starts to cling. Pat butter mixture into the bottom of a 9x9x2-inch baking pan; set pan aside.

2. For filling:In a mixing bowl, beat 1-1/4 cups granulated sugar and 3/4 cup butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined. Beat in corn syrup and egg just until combined.

3. Add 1 cup flour and evaporated milk alternately to beaten sugar-butter mixture, beating until just combined after each addition (batter will appear slightly curdled). Pour into crust-lined baking pan.

4. Bake in a 350 degree F oven about 35 minutes or until the cake is nearly firm when you gently shake it. Cool in pan on a wire rack. If you like, sift powdered sugar over cake before serving. Makes 12 servings.

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Comments (8)

grgr_grgr wrote:

Flashgrdma: What is your St. Louis "Gooey Butter Cake" recipe. My mother worked at the bakery in Clayton and would bring the gooey butter and deep butter cakes home -- amazing. I have never found either of these recipes anywhere. Also, they had wonderful rye bread. Can you help? grgr_grgr@mchsi.com

3/1/2012 09:15:26 PM Report Abuse

kgibson34 wrote:

Thank you for NOT including cream cheese. A real gooey butter cake does not have cream cheese. For an authentic gooey butter cake you would start with a yeast dough for the crust, but I like the ease of this recipe better.

10/6/2011 11:13:24 AM Report Abuse

lhayes001 wrote:

A former neighbor of mine introduced me to this recipe. He used a yellow cake mix plus one egg to make the bottom layer, then used the above powdered sugar, cream cheese, eggs and vanilla for the top. I have made it for many gatherings (even though I live in Texas) and everyone wants to know "um, what is this!!".

3/2/2011 07:59:59 PM Report Abuse

silvastrees wrote:

It's silvastrees@yahoo.com, if someone could send me the real St.Louis Gooey Butter Cake Receipe

10/8/2010 04:53:29 AM Report Abuse

silvastrees wrote:

Can someone send me the real St. Louis Gooey butter cake , I have never tried it and I would like to try the real one. Thanks

10/8/2010 04:51:40 AM Report Abuse