Gooey Philadelphia German Butter Cake (Butterkuchen) Recipe - Food.com (2024)

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"This is great breakfast cake. The topping should be gooey. Cherry pie filling can be added as a topping for variety."

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Ready In:
2hrs 30mins

Ingredients:
14
Serves:

16

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ingredients

  • 14 cup granulated sugar
  • 14 cup butter flavor shortening or 1/4 cup butter
  • 14 teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 (1/4 ounce) packet active dry yeast
  • 12 cup warm milk (105-115 degrees F)
  • 2 14 cups flour
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • Topping

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 23 cup flour
  • 2 cups superfine sugar (Must use Extra Fine!!)
  • 2 extra-large eggs
  • 4 -5 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract (optional)

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directions

  • Mix sugar, shortening, and salt in a bowl.
  • Add egg, and beat together for 1 minute.
  • Dissolve yeast in warm milk.
  • To egg/sugar mixture, add flour, then yeast mixture and vanilla, beating about 3 minutes (with dough hook or by hand).
  • Turn dough onto lightly floured board and knead 1 minute.
  • Place in a lightly greased bowl, cover with a towel and let stand in a warm place to rise 1 hour or until double.
  • Make Topping: Cream butter in a mixer.
  • Mix together flour and sugar; gradually beat into butter.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Add vanilla.
  • Gradually add just enough milk to bring mixture to an easy spreading consistency, being careful not to make it too runny. Set aside until dough is doubled and ready for use.
  • When dough is doubled, punch it down and divide in two sections.
  • Roll or pat halves into bottom of two well-greased 8" square pans (or a 13x9 pan).
  • Crimp edges halfway up sides to hold topping. Prick dough with a fork to reduce bubbling.
  • Spread topping evenly over dough. Let stand 20 minutes. Heat oven to 375°F.
  • Bake 30 minutes for 13x9 or 20 minutes for 8x8 or until top is just golden and crusty, but still gooey.
  • DO NOT OVERBAKE!

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Reviews

  1. I grew up in a suburb of Phila. We had a German bakery called Neffles. They made this cake. My friends mom would let us eat the top off of it which was an amazing treat. I made this cake this morning and it's exactly as I remembered it. I made the dough in my bread machine. It was easy to spread it out into a 13x9 glass pan sprayed with Pam. The topping was easy to spread and it only took 20 minutes in my oven. Pure bliss! I want to thank you for the fond memory and a delicious recipe that I know I will make again.

    Robyn K.

  2. Followed the recipe to the letter and found that maybe my oven was too hot, it was darker then your picture and the sugar made a crisp top and the gooey was not yellow but oh man the gooey was good. I am wondering did I do something wrong I will make this again and lower the temperature.

    LB in Middle Georgia

  3. This cake was wonderful. Just as I remembered it growing up. So easy. It didn't last long at our house. Planning to make another one tonight for breakfast tomorrow. Thanks for bringing this long time favorite back.

    kpayton144_5236679

  4. I saw this and had to quick go make it. It was like walking down to Halls Bakery on the corner of Franklin Ave. on Sunday morning with my Oma when I visited. Thank you for the memory, now if someone could find a recipe for German potato salad made with honey vinegar I will think I have died and gone to heaven!!! Thank you again, it was wonderful!!!!

    Shae Lin

  5. I use 1 cup flour in the topping. my bottom is different, I prefer a more shortbread sweet bottom not this version with yeast which is more bred like and too bland. my crust/bottom: mix 2 sticks unsalted melted butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 2 t. baking powder, 1/4 t. salt, 1 egg, 2 cups AP flour, and 2 T whole milk. this will form the dough which you place on the bottom of a 9x13 pan, spread it out evenly and up the sides as much as possible. Then add the topping on top, spread evenly, and bake 25-30 minutes.

    Robin B.

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Is gooey butter cake a St Louis thing? ›

Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Gooey butter cake is a type of cake traditionally made in St. Louis, Missouri.

What is Paula Deen's Ooey Gooey cake? ›

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Paula Deen's Ooey Gooey Butter Cake boasts a recipe that's as delightful to make as it is to eat. The base recipe, much like traditional butter cakes, comprises flour, eggs, butter, sugar, and sometimes salt, along with a chemical leavening pair.

Does gooey butter cake need to be refrigerated? ›

The cake can be stored at room temperature for 2- 3 days. Be sure to store it in an airtight container or use aluminum foil or plastic wrap to help keep them from drying out. You can also store it in the refrigerator for 4-5 days and serve it chilled but it won't be as gooey.

Can you freeze gooey butter cake? ›

Can I freeze gooey butter cake? Yes! I love this recipe because it freezes very well. Simply bake, allow it to cool completely, then cover tightly in plastic wrap and freeze for up to 3 months.

Why is gooey butter cake so good? ›

Made of little else but flour, sugar, butter, eggs, and corn syrup, it's immediately satisfying and luxurious to eat. The result is chewy, rich, and creamy, almost like a vanilla pudding that's been nestled into a blondie. In St. Louis gooey butter cake is everywhere.

What bakery invented gooey butter cake? ›

He said his father was Herman Danzer, who owned Danzer's Bakery. In the article, he said Johnny Hoffman of St. Louis Pastries Bakery created gooey butter cake by mistake. After realizing his creation, Hoffman called Danzer, and together, they worked on a final recipe.

What is a Tom Selleck cake? ›

Tom Selleck – Sometimes Better Than Sex Cake or Robert Redford is a Midwest dessert that is a shortbread crust, chocolate pudding layer, and cream top. I cannot tell you why this dessert is called Tom Selleck.

What is a godfather cake? ›

A two-tier Godfather themed cake featuring all hand-modeled and edible elements from the classic movie. The cake is lemon chiffon with a delicious raspberry butter-cream filling, covered in dark chocolate ganache and LMM fondant.

Is Gooey cake undercooked? ›

Look at it when you pull it back out: if it's clean, then the centre has finished cooking. If it's got batter or batter-like goo on it then the starches have not set and it needs more time.

Why is it called gooey butter cake? ›

With way more butter than flour in the recipe, the resulting cake was a buttery blob that spread out all over the pan. Unwilling to it toss out and lose the revenue, Hoffman instead named it "gooey butter cake." People loved it, so Hoffman continued to recreate this "mistake," and soon bakeries all over St.

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Simple Ingredients

A Kentucky Butter cake is the simplest cake you can find. The ingredients are truly pantry staples: eggs, butter, flour, sugar, baking soda, and buttermilk. Don't skip the buttermilk. Butternilk is essential for the rise of the cake and its tender texture.

Is it OK to eat gooey cake? ›

First, if your oven presents you with an undercooked cake, do not eat it. Per Healthdigest, consuming undercooked eggs is a one-way ticket to foodborne illness. That being said, you don't need to throw out the cake and start over, either.

How do you store gooey cake? ›

To store: Store gooey butter cake covered, at room temperature, for 3-4 days or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. To freeze: Allow the cake to cool to room temperature and then decide on a freezing method. I like to cut gooey butter cake into smaller bars and place them in a gallon freezer ziplock bag.

Can you freeze cake in a ziplock? ›

If you need to freeze the cake longer than a month, place each layer in a large Ziploc bag. Remove as much air as you can then seal the bag. Ziploc bags will keep out moisture from the cake better than just plastic wrap. Cakes frozen this way will stay fresh for up to 3 months.

What dessert is famous in St. Louis? ›

Nothing compares to gooey butter cake. Rich, moist and tender, it's arguably the best dessert in St. Louis.

Where is butter cake originated from? ›

Origin. The pound cake is said to have originated in England as the first 'butter cake. ' France then adopted this cake and called it quatres-quarts. The American butter cake is a variation of this basic formula.

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It is a hickory nut cake, I plan to make one during the holidays... wish me luck! However, this cake was gorgeous. I have always fantasized about eating this cake, from one of my favorite movies "Meet Me in St.

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