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gooey butter cake

Recipe by
Kathryn Brown
Woodbridge, NJ

This Jersey girl's version of St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake

yield 16
method Bake

Ingredients For gooey butter cake

  • BASE
  • 2 1/2 c
    flour
  • 1 3/4 c
    sugar
  • 2 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 c
    butter, melted
  • 1 lg
    egg, at room temperature
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    vanilla
  • TOPPING
  • 3 Tbsp
    + 1 tsp corn syrup
  • 2 1/2 tsp
    vanilla
  • 12 Tbsp
    butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1 lg
    egg
  • 1 c
    + 3 tbs flour
  • confectioners' sugar

How To Make gooey butter cake

  • 1
    Grease 13"x9" baking dish.
  • 2
    In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
  • 3
    In another bowl, whisk together melted butter, egg and vanilla.
  • 4
    Add wet ingredients to flour mixture to combine.
  • 5
    Press onto bottom of baking dish.
  • 6
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 7
    Topping: In a small bowl mix corn syrup with 2 tablespoons water and vanilla.
  • 8
    Using mixer cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • 9
    Beat in egg.
  • 10
    Alternately add flour and corn syrup.
  • 11
    Spoon topping over cake base. Using spatula spread inn even layer.
  • 12
    Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
  • 13
    Cool in pan before sprinkling with confectioners' sugar.
  • 14
    Enjoy!

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