Authentic St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake Recipe

Posted by
Rate It!
Authentic St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake
Add your photo!
Count
Calories
Minutes

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. For Dough:.
  2. In large bowl cream sugar, shortening and salt until light and fluffy.
  3. Add egg and beat well 1 minute until well blended.
  4. Dissolve yeast in the warm milk.
  5. Add flour, then milk-yeast mix and the vanilla to the sugar mixture.
  6. Mix 3 minutes. (Use dough hook if possible).
  7. Turn dough onto lightly floured board and knead 1 minute.
  8. Place in a lightly greased bowl and cover with a towel.
  9. Set in a warm place to rise for 1 hour.
  10. Than divide dough into 2 equal pieces.
  11. Pat (or use a rolling pin)each half into a circle about the size of the cake pan. (I usually use two 9 cake pans. Springform pans can also be used.).
  12. Transfer dough to each pan and pat up the sides so the gooey butter doesn't run underneath.
  13. Prick a few times with a fork to keep from bubbling up during baking.
  14. For gooey butter:.
  15. In large bowl, combine sugar, butter and salt.
  16. Add egg and corn syrup.
  17. Mix enough to blend well.
  18. Add the flour, water and vanilla, mixing well.
  19. Divide the gooey butter in 2 equal parts.
  20. Spread over dough in each pan.
  21. Let stand for 20 minutes.
  22. While cakes are standing, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 C).
  23. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until topping starts to turn golden.
  24. Do not over bake or the topping will not be gooey.
  25. Let cakes cool completely on wire rack.
  26. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.
  27. Serve at room temperature and store uneaten cakes in fridge.
Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1740.83 Kcal (7289 kJ)
Calories from fat 569.98 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 63.33g 97%
Cholesterol 215.63mg 72%
Sodium 297.58mg 12%
Potassium 335.04mg 7%
Total Carbs 272.26g 91%
Sugars 156.29g 625%
Dietary Fiber 6.37g 25%
Protein 22.42g 45%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 19%
Iron 2.1mg 12%
Calcium 95.9mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 377.29 Kcal (1580 kJ)
Calories from fat 123.53 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.73g 97%
Cholesterol 46.73mg 72%
Sodium 64.49mg 12%
Potassium 72.61mg 7%
Total Carbs 59.01g 91%
Sugars 33.87g 625%
Dietary Fiber 1.38g 25%
Protein 4.86g 45%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 19%
Iron 0.5mg 12%
Calcium 20.8mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
Search recipes
by ingredients
Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 39.3
    Points
  • 47
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

Share Recipe

Get Your Recipe of Health!
Follow RecipeOfHealth on Facebook!
Scroll to top