gooey butter cake

Name: Gooey Butter Cake
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## BASE; 2 1/2 cup(s) flour; 1 3/4 cup(s) sugar; 2 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 cup(s) butter, melted; 1 large egg, at room temperature; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla; ## TOPPING; 3 tablespoon(s) + 1 tsp corn syrup; 2 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 12 tablespoon(s) butter, softened; 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1 large egg; 1 cup(s) + 3 tbs flour; confectioners' sugar

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Kathryn Brown

Seaford, DE

Updated on Sep 14, 2023

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

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Ingredients

BASE
2 1/2 cups flour
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, melted
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
TOPPING
3 tablespoons + 1 tsp corn syrup
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
12 tablespoons butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 large egg
1 cup + 3 tbs flour
confectioners' sugar

How To Make gooey butter cake

Step 1

Grease 13"x9" baking dish.

Step 2

In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
Step 3

In another bowl, whisk together melted butter, egg and vanilla.
Step 4

Add wet ingredients to flour mixture to combine.
Step 5

Press onto bottom of baking dish.
Step 6

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Step 7

Topping: In a small bowl mix corn syrup with 2 tablespoons water and vanilla.
Step 8

Using mixer cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Step 9

Beat in egg.
Step 10

Alternately add flour and corn syrup.
Step 11

Spoon topping over cake base. Using spatula spread inn even layer.
Step 12

Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
Step 13

Cool in pan before sprinkling with confectioners' sugar.
Step 14

Enjoy!
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