Gooey Butter Cake

"This is an old Philadelphia bakery recipe, that I have eaten more times than I would like to think about. I have never made it before, but one of my resident's daughter made this cake and I begged for the recipe and here it is."
 
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
1 cake
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large bowl combine 1 cup flour and 3 tablespoons sugar.
  • Cut in 1/3 cup butter until it becomes fine crumbs.
  • Pat evenly into bottom of an ungreased 9 x 9 pan.
  • Filling: cream sugar and butter.
  • Add corn syrup and egg until just combined.
  • Stir in 1 cup flour with the evaporated milk alternately.
  • Do not mix more that just necessary to mix ingredients together.
  • (Yes, the batter is supposed to look curdled).
  • Pour mixture over crust.
  • Bake for 35 minutes or until the cake is almost firm when you gently shake it.
  • Cool in pan on wire rack.
  • Dust cake with sifted confectioners sugar before serving.

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Reviews

  1. This was really good - great for squares too!
     
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