Gooey Butter Cake Recipe

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Gooey Butter Cake
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Ingredients
17
Count
Nutrition
8466
Calories
Total time
200
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup warm milk
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 dash salt ( less than 1/8 tsp)
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup water
  • confectioners' sugar

Directions:

  1. Prepare dough:.
  2. Thoroughly grease 2 9x9x2 in square pans.
  3. Dissolve yeast in warm milk; set aside.
  4. Mix sugar with shortening and salt.
  5. Add egg and beat with mixer 1 minute until well blended.
  6. Add flour, then milk-yeast mixture and vanilla to sugar mixture.
  7. Mix 3 minutes with mixer (use dough hook if possible).
  8. Turn dough on floured surface and knead for 1 minute.
  9. Put in lightly greased bowl, cover with towel and set in warm area to rise for 1 hour.
  10. Divide dough into 2 equal parts and place each in pan.
  11. Crimp dough halfway up sides, so gooey butter does not run underneath.
  12. Poke holes in dough with fork so it won't bubble when baking.
  13. Make gooey butter filling by:.
  14. Combining sugar, butter and salt.
  15. Add egg and corn syrup.
  16. Mix just enough to incorporate.
  17. Add flour, water and vanilla.
  18. Divide butter into two parts and spread over dough.
  19. Let cakes stand for 20 minutes.
  20. In the meantime preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  21. Bake 20 minutes, but DO NOT overbake, or topping will not be gooey.
  22. Cool cakes completely, then sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.
  23. ** If using 10-inch springform pan, it makes one cake. Let the cake cool and then release sides.
  24. **Serve at room temperature, but store in the fridge.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 8465.99 Kcal (35445 kJ)
Calories from fat 3561.81 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 395.76g 609%
Cholesterol 881.21mg 294%
Sodium 16972.67mg 707%
Potassium 1854.71mg 39%
Total Carbs 1128.63g 376%
Sugars 407.62g 1630%
Dietary Fiber 79.24g 317%
Protein 110.55g 221%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin A 2.3mg 76%
Iron 47mg 261%
Calcium 2405mg 240%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 392.79 Kcal (1645 kJ)
Calories from fat 165.25 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.36g 609%
Cholesterol 40.88mg 294%
Sodium 787.47mg 707%
Potassium 86.05mg 39%
Total Carbs 52.36g 376%
Sugars 18.91g 1630%
Dietary Fiber 3.68g 317%
Protein 5.13g 221%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 76%
Iron 2.2mg 261%
Calcium 111.6mg 240%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 201.5
    Points
  • 228
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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