Being from St .Louis, Gooey Butter Cake is a staple in just about every home. In St. Louis, it is as common as apple pie and sold in every bakery from your lovely corner bakery to the grocery store bakery department. It is served at breakfast, as coffee cake, dessert and is always seen at family events.
While there are many variations, basically it is a bottom layer base of buttery yellow cake and the top, the gooey goodness, is cream cheese,eggs,vanilla,butter, and powdered sugar. Remember I mentioned those variations? I've seen everything from Nutella to Pumpkin.
If you haven't had Gooey Butter Cake, you don't know what your missing! But, be careful, make one and, although very rich, you will be hard pressed not to eat it all by yourself!
GOOEY BUTTER CAKE
Ingredients
Cake:
1 18 1/4-ounce package yellow cake mix
1 egg
8 tablespoons butter, melted
1 18 1/4-ounce package yellow cake mix
1 egg
8 tablespoons butter, melted
Filling:
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 tablespoons butter, melted
1 16-ounce box powdered sugar
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 tablespoons butter, melted
1 16-ounce box powdered sugar
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine the cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well with an electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9-inch baking pan. Prepare Filling
In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter and beat together.
Next, add the powdered sugar and mix well. Spread over cake batter and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Make sure not to over bake as the center should be a little gooey.
Revisited from 2/20/2011
26 comments:
I just sent this post to my sister in St.Louis... I'm wondering if she has ever tried it. (She kind of new to the area.) Man does that sound good.
This sounds and looks so good. I saw it on the linky and was not sure what it was. I am glad, I came here, to thank you for sharing it, on My Meatless Mondays so I could have a close look.
mmmmm. I've made this before, but I had no idea that they were so popular in any particular area! Although, why on earth wouldn't they be?? Delicious :)
Ashton
www.somethingswanky.com
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Mmmmm so yummy looking!!
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Hope you have a great week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
I'm getting all the ingredients for this goody today! Yummy!
This recipe sounds good! Also, sounds familiar but I've never had this cake. Can't wait for the weekend to try it!
oh man..this looks divine! bookmarking this one right away, thanks so much for the recipe :)
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We moved to the St. Louis area just over a year ago and you are so right- Gooey butter cakes and cookies are everywhere. I had never had anything like it. SO GOOD! Thanks for your recipe. Can't wait to try it. Also, thanks for linking up to Tempt My Tummy Tuesday. :-)
Sweet! These look absolutely delightful and even though I'm not much of a baker, I'm going to give this a try. Following you from ftlob. Stop by sometime and say hello :D
Chandra
astylishlittlelady.blogspot.com
This recipe looks so Yum!
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YUM that sounds good!! I am visiting from Not JUST A Housewife and I am a new follower!! I hope you have a great week and that I see you around soon!
Michelle
www.delicateconstruction.blogspot.com
What a GREAT recipe! I'd like to invite you over to Lady Behind The Curtain for my link party "Cast Party Wednesday" to share this and more of your recipes.
Thanks,
I hope to see you there!
Oh this looks very yummy - I have never tried anything like this but it sounds heavenly.
This is my ALL TIME favorite recipe. EVER EVER EVER. My mom said she ate it the entire time she was pregnant with me. Maybe that is why I love it so much. Its so easy and we make it quite often. :)
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Well, my daughter's husband's family brought this into our family and it is now a staple. We are in Texas, but maybe somewhere in their lineage, they are from your area. I don't know. Since I never heard of it before they married, I don't think it is from Texas originally. Very interesting. Anyway, it is so delicious.
Mmm this sounds wonderful.
Thank you for linking up to Sew Woodsy yesterday, but I had to remove your post. We are a craft only link party. I hope you'll join us again soon with a craft to share!
sounds wonderful! i didn't know those were from st. louis either. i just thought it was something paula deen invented!
That sounds so good!
Thanks for the recipe!
Looks so great! I'm your newest follower from the hop. :)
delicious and yes living just a few hours from there I know many bakeries that sold these
I have got to try this! You had me at butter! Thank you so much for linking up!
Yum! Thanks for sharing at What's Cooking Thursdays!
www.savingthosedollars.blogspot.com
Sounds delicious! I bet I would love those variations too. Thanks for linking with DIY under $5!
Hi Denise,
This Butter Cake may become a staple here, it looks delicious! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope to see again real soon! Hope you are having a great week end!
Miz Helen
This sounds delicious! I've never eaten butter cake, but I'm looking forward to trying it.
One of my FAVS!!! Thanks so much for linking to the Tuesday To Do Party!
Smiles!
Jami
www.blackberryvine.blogspot.com
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