Ooey Gooey Butter Cake

Name: Ooey Gooey Butter Cake
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1½ cups granulated sugar; ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1 cup all-purpose flour; ¼ cup light corn syrup or golden syrup; 2 tablespoons whole milk; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan; 2½ cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; ¾ cup granulated sugar; ¾ cup (packed) light brown sugar; 3 large eggs, room temperature; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1¼ cups sour cream; Powdered sugar (for serving)

By Rick Martinez

March 10, 2017

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Photo by Laura Murray, Food Styling by Rick Martinez

This cake is a legendary Depression-era mistake. The story goes something like this: A baker in St. Louis accidentally mixed up the ingredient proportions for his cake, resulting in a gooey texture. Because it was the Depression, they couldn’t just throw it out, so they sold it and it was an instant hit.

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