tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post8219146929544615856..comments2012-02-10T14:57:41.371-08:00Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794723829898024006noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-6444008556812129682012-02-10T11:29:33.121-08:002012-02-10T11:29:33.121-08:00I&#39;m from St. Louis and though I haven&#39;t lived there in years, I decided to make a Gooey Butter cake today and was just perusing the web for other articles and stories for grins.<br /><br />It hurts my heart to see the cake mix version. There is not a bakery in St. Louis that would offer this concoction. I&#39;m sure it tastes fine but real Gooey Butter Cake is a yeast dough base filled with a mix that turns gooey with nary a touch of cream cheese in it. <br /><br />My recipe is from a 1977 edition of a book sold by the St. Louis Art Museum. No longer in print, &#39;The Artist in the Kitchen&#39; is a compilation of recipes from the &#39;Friends of St Louis Art Museum&#39; and is a collection of favorite recipes, both local and from their own personal collection. I&#39;m hoping it&#39;s truer to form.<br /><br />This might appear meaningless to many, but when every Sunday of your young life was a day of family, church and breakfast with a Gooey Butter Cake; it&#39;s sort of a big deal. :)Barbara | Creative Culinaryhttp://www.creative-culinary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-18906314032463522752012-01-31T02:47:42.461-08:002012-01-31T02:47:42.461-08:00Rob, I made the cupcakes for a bake sale and they were a huge hit! I&#39;ve had many requests for the recipe and have sent them to your website. The recipe is so easy and they tasted fantastic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-80435366761261198592010-02-22T08:20:43.670-08:002010-02-22T08:20:43.670-08:00Annonymous - They will cave in a bit. It&#39;s the nature of gooey butter cake. As for the overflow, I&#39;m not too sure. =/Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794723829898024006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-81355044705231055002010-02-21T16:06:38.274-08:002010-02-21T16:06:38.274-08:00Help! I just tried baking these the other night and unfortunately they didn&#39;t turn out quite as beautiful as the ones shown. The top Gooey Butter layer ended up dripping all over the oven (so I suggest to others that you put a baking sheet beneath your cupcake tins) and later they all caved in the middle while cooling. I followed the recipe and the one thing that&#39;s still not clear is the proportion of yellow cake batter to the Gooey Butter layer. <br /><br />I&#39;d love to make these again (being from St. Louis and all) so any advice as how to improve would be very much appreciated!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-62025092169872498202007-08-24T12:38:00.000-07:002007-08-24T12:38:00.000-07:00I grew up in the St. Louis area, and when I moved away at 21, I found out the only place that had Gooey Butter Cake was that area of the world!!! So, I have had to either have it shipped by family members to me all over the world, where ever I was living, or gone home for a visit to "stock up" on the best cake I've ever tasted. My mother, now in her late 70's always knows when I come home to vist, we will be having Gooey Butter Cake everyday I'm there! So, I can't wait to try your recipe and see how close it is to the original Gooey Butter Cakes! Linda DeBLinda DeBenedittisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-50571528448795819282007-06-06T15:59:00.000-07:002007-06-06T15:59:00.000-07:00GOOEY BUTTER CAKE! This was my birthday cake for as long as I can remember!!! Yes, I think my Mom got the recipe from relatives in St. Louis...I've never ever seen or heard of anyone else making it. A few squares of gooey butter have ruined a few diets all by themselves! YUM.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10572114863492880153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-23777429916713269562007-05-22T10:55:00.000-07:002007-05-22T10:55:00.000-07:00weird, i didn't know it was native to st. louis. I thought it was a southern thing (I'm in north florida). it's one of paula deen's staples. It really is amazing, but I've never seen it in cupcake form. Such a good idea!Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04876090685682969798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-66532923155702053742007-05-14T20:48:00.000-07:002007-05-14T20:48:00.000-07:00This is Rob's first post? He's a natural! Seems like he's been doing this for years. And the cupcakes are gorgeous! :)christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-59983184276513733342007-05-14T16:41:00.000-07:002007-05-14T16:41:00.000-07:00Oh, what? Now there are TWO of you producing gorgeous cakes and making me jealous of the fact I don't have the skill, time or equipment to bake? Give me a break guys. ;)roshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920977409086873339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-2811915330804169412007-05-12T21:20:00.000-07:002007-05-12T21:20:00.000-07:00Squishy - Hmm... I am not sure, here every single store carries a bunch of ready make yellow cake mix boxes. I think any sort of cake mix will really do (except chocolate). Possibly a simple mixture of butter, flour, sugar, and a few egg yolks may do the job.Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794723829898024006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-69455737930782295662007-05-12T20:38:00.000-07:002007-05-12T20:38:00.000-07:00How do I find the Yellow Cake Mix or a comparison here in Australia? Would love to make them :)<BR/><BR/>Cheers AmelitaSquishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673155309629983794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-30943147891247100502007-05-12T12:58:00.000-07:002007-05-12T12:58:00.000-07:00Now those look splendid, Rob......That cream cheese along with the yellow cake must have tasted heavenly.....I bet it's even better right out of the oven- who cares about the mess? not me!<BR/><BR/>truptitruptihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14550939425063803575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-79122991658258432582007-05-11T21:47:00.000-07:002007-05-11T21:47:00.000-07:00Oh man. Rob, lovely cupcakes. I'm drooling over them!!Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14265722004226316093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-16614367591894968292007-05-11T13:57:00.000-07:002007-05-11T13:57:00.000-07:00I agree with Cheryl, watch your back! Rob has got some great cupcake baking skills there (although you are still the king!!) - these are stunning!Freya and Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13545988711685277697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-47163048384926464672007-05-11T11:50:00.000-07:002007-05-11T11:50:00.000-07:00Uh oh, Garrett. Looks like you got some serious competition. Rob your cupcakes look and sounds mouth watering.Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00146378511791644420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-6279762960490198142007-05-11T08:41:00.000-07:002007-05-11T08:41:00.000-07:00hello, Rob!<BR/>your cupcakes are beautiful.... :-)fezocahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16050819617629546024noreply@blogger.com