My thought exactly…oh, and I am particular about my gooey butter cake. HAS to have a thin, crunchy sugar crust on top. In all honesty, though, I have eaten gooey butter cake without the crunchy top, still yummy but somehow,disappointing at the same time.😂
Another native St. Louisan here. Three things my sister has to have when she is in town, gooey butter cake, toasted raviolis and Imo's pizza. As a side note, try the gooey butter cake with fresh berries. Delicious.
On a recent roadtrip back to Kentucky, I was instructed by my relocated-to-Colorado family to stop at Schnucks in St Louis (where we are from), and buy ALL of the gooey butter cakes they had. I felt like I was smuggling the Midwest across the country. The delivery was so yummy and made so many smiles.
Schnucks is where I first bought the cake! The store opened in my area 20 years ago but unfortunately went under two years ago. I've never found the cake since .
@@A.M.0000 😂🤣😂…Straubs…yeah, we live near a Straubs. I just go in there if I want to buy a specific color of M&ms or this specific soda (Kickapoo Joy Juice) that my brother liked when we were kids growing up in the 1970’s which nobody carries except Straubs and it costs like $25 a bottle (exaggeration? yes, but Straubs IS expensive.😂) *edited to fix a typo
My Aunts favorite. We had it 4-5 times a month. “A hug on a plate “ is a perfect description. Even better, she had a pitcher of homemade caramel sauce to go with it.
@@joshwalton25 That’s exactly what my mind came up with too! I’m here just imagining like one of those orange juice pitchers, but just filled with caramel.
you know what? i love that your reaction isnt "absolute amazing/disgusting". its actually kinda nice how the dish is just ... comforting. i would love to see more like this.
I love the soft tone in his voice🥰 Especially with how energetic he usually is when he talks the softer, pleased voice he uses at the end seems less like an act. Like he drops the internet persona and we’re seeing the real him❤️
The little “wow” as he scratches the back of his head and trails off, it’s I wee glimpse of a different Dylan. And whilst I adore ALL versions of this wonderfully talented, ever so charismatic joyful cook, we don’t see this side much. 🥰 Amazing what food can do! 💖 Thanks Dylan 🌻
I used to work at Haas Bakery in St Louis Missouri, where the gooey butter cake originated from. I remember a day when we were working and the military had come through and inspect the factory so they could put a form of dried gooey butter cake into their MREs I don't know if they ever made it in there, but they did come and check and see. Note; Missouri is also the birthplace of the toasted ravioli. 😊...You're adorable, by the way.
This is my all time favorite cake. My grandma introduced it to me years ago because it was her favorite, and it quickly became my permanent choice for a birthday cake.
I'm not sure how I feel about the fact that your comment made an image of Dylan wearing pearls and a 1950s housewife dress and cat eye glasses pop into my head, and somehow it didn't seem weird ...
@@imchellemarie Joint on Gravois? Never been sadly. Used to live in Ferguson but never had the chance. Been to Crown Candy though. Want a damn good pizza Faraci's in Ferguson, South Florissant rd. Best pizza I've ever had.
A St. Louis delicacy!!! The flavor profile is DEFINITELY “cholesterol,” but when you grew up with it being served by your MawMaw at every family function like I did, the nostalgia factor makes it 10x more delicious. :))) A hug on a plate, indeed.
@@teetee19768 I live in Southwest Missouri and we used to have 2 Chinese restaurants that sold them but both are closed now so I have nowhere to get one.
@@blakksheep736 Chocolate, naturally, lemon, strawberry, blueberry, other fruit flavors, caramel, and whatever else your heart can handle if you ask the right person.
It’s so funny, reading that people from the south and the midwest eating butter cake. It was a treat when I was younger in Philadelphia and southern New Jersey. Nobody makes it up where I live.
Gooey Butter Cake is the state dessert of Missouri, and I swear every bakery in St. Louis sells it. It is a very comforting dessert, and I can never pass one up.
(KCMO area) My grandma used to make it all the time. A few years ago I went to an ice cream shop in Colorado. They had Gooey Bar ice cream! They were weirded out because I knew exactly what it was. Apparently all the locals thought it was just some novelty flavor.
My grandma says this was a comfort kind of food for her growing up. On bad days her and her mom would make it and just sit with the radio on, drowning out all the bad thoughts. She has yet to make it for me though, so I think I'll surprise her with it soon
I'm from st louis (where it was invented) and I grew up on this stuff, its so good. Any time we had brunch someone would bring a pan of this from the local bakery and I'd sneak a second piece when they aren't looking. I need to learn how to make it lmao.
I was a kid in the 80's and we used evaporated milk A LOT. It was used as coffee cream in coffee and tea, and diluted for use as regular milk often. As an adult I went to a historical gold mining town and in the cafe they served evaporated milk with the tea and coffee and it gave me this huge rush of nostalgia.
An old friend of mine had a father in his 90s, who passed away around 2010. They used to do his grocery shopping for him and the only milk he would drink was evaporated milk. They had to buy him both the tiny and the regular sized cans. He would open a large can for some things and a small can for other things. He was obsessed with using as much of the can as possible when it was first opened because he did not like to put it in the refrigerator. He was very frugal and didn't like to waste anything. The logistics of planning out his weekly evaporated milk usage must have been exhausting.
I always keep evap milk. I'm not a big milk drinker but recipes often call for it. So instead of wasting expensive milk, I'll use evap milk(or powdered depending on how much is called for).
I love how this generation is rediscovering the grandparent's recipes (and the emotions the foods created) that their parents took for granted and disregarded.
Sounds like you had the original recipe! The one cut as 1"×2", and you only get one serving, lest your taste buds stop being able to taste 'sweet', and everything goes bitter. 😂
“Cast aside” is an amazing way of instructing a person in baking. I enjoy a good generally dead use of language. Excelsior use of idiosyncratic words. (Man, that thesaurus finally came in handy…)
Growing up in a small town in southeast Missouri I thrived on all the old time recipes that the older ladies would make. This was one of them. He described it to perfection it’s just warm comfort, a hug on a plate.
I didn’t know that’s where it originated. But it is very popular across the south. Neat to see the original recipe made instead of the usual cake mix version.
Another St. Louisan here, my aunt always made the BEST gooey butter cake and it was the soul reason why we loved her so much, because of her gooey butter cake
My grandmother made the best gooey butter cake. A small square goes a long way though. I KNOW for a fact they're delicious. And, you can use various flavors.
@@kittynhyjack Well, you could change the extracts. I think lemon or coconut would be tasty. But, you could add pumpkin, chocolate or other flavors. I think pumpkin/maple gooey butter cake would be great for Fall. The plain is still my favorite. And, being a chocoholic, I usually go for chocolate desserts.
I cannot decide which version of you. I love more. The manic, Jerry Lewis, chaotic good baker. Or the more reserved, introspective poet. Thank you for the laughs and smiles. Truly.
Once a month my grandmother used to buy these from the German Baker down the street as a child when I lived in Philadelphia. It's one of my fondest memories, a cup of tea and a piece of butter cake.
@@scarletbard6511 well in his videos he has this ongoing joke that if there's a big or complicated word, he says "Hey, that was my nickname in high school". Your comment made me think of that
@@jenniiwyvern9476 beer, barbecue, blues, and baseball. The 4 Bs 😁 And I mean the music genre. St Louis used to be a destination stop for blues musicians
Gooey butter cake is one of my favorite desserts! You can even manipulate the flavors to make things like pumpkin, chocolate, banana, or even peanut butter chocolate gooey cake. It’s amazing!
There’s a whole thread in here about how this is a staple in St. Louis, where i grew up. The description of a hug on a plate is 100% spot on. It’s absolutely comfort food for me. Just one taste of home along with Toasted Ravioloi (beef ravs breaded and deep fried).
