Secrets to St. Louis' Gooey Butter Goodness
Baked crisp or extra gooey. No matter the style or recipe St. Louis bakers know how to satisfy customers cravings for St Louis' favorite cake—the Gooey Butter.
St Louis’ gooey butter cake takes many forms. The classic recipe is built on a Danish-like coffee cake dough, topped with a generous amount of chewy, vanilla buttery gooeyness. Other versions are built on everything from a shortbread crust to a dense cake that becomes the platform for the gooey filling. Which version is right? It depends on what you grew up eating and how thick you like the filling. For Wildwood and Eureka residents, one place to try a local version of the gooey mixture is Celebrating Life Cake Boutique in Wildwood's Town Center. For yet a different twist, one can try the chocolate gooey butter brownie baked by and offered at Dierbergs in Wildwood. I grew up eating the coffee cake version with a 50/50 spilt of dough and …
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