I moved to the St. Louis region for work several years back and I’ve never quite gotten into gooey butter cake since I’ve been here, despite it being a local specialty (totally on board with toasted ravs though!). I think the ones I get at coffee shops or as catered lunch treats are more on the confectionary side of the spectrum, so it’s more of a bar cookie!). I should try making a yeasted version sometime! And your version with starter makes it even more appealing (any recipe using more than 100 g discard is automatically awesome!)
I moved to the St. Louis region for work several years back and I’ve never quite gotten into gooey butter cake since I’ve been here, despite it being a local specialty (totally on board with toasted ravs though!). I think the ones I get at coffee shops or as catered lunch treats are more on the confectionary side of the spectrum, so it’s more of a bar cookie!). I should try making a yeasted version sometime! And your version with starter makes it even more appealing (any recipe using more than 100 g discard is automatically awesome!)
Let me know if you try it!
Delicious! I remember you making this for the Blues Game!
Yeah!! :)