Any seasoned cook will tell you – there are essential tools in the kitchen that make cooking an absolute pleasure. Right at the very top of this list for those that bake is the iconic KitchenAid mixer. It’s not just a stand mixer, it’s a KitchenAid. There’s a difference. We were approached by KitchenAid last year to review and give away their gorgeous, top of the line 7 quart kitchen mixer. We received ours, and it quickly became one of our favorite pieces of equipment in the kitchen. Even when it’s not in use, it sits there – a quiet, calm, serene piece of candy apple colored sculpture. When you need to mix something, there is no substitute. Here is the Strawberry Shortcake recipe we made with it:
KitchenAid is a sponsor of the Senior PGA Championship every year, which is being held at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, MO. They asked us to work with them again, and make a recipe that would showcase our gorgeous 7qt mixer and also tie into the regional cuisine. Our knowledge of St. Louis food was limited to BBQ, so we were a bit stumped on that one. How in the world were we going to do that? Then, after some internet sleuthing, we found out that “Gooey Butter Cake” is a sweet staple in the area, and we set out to make a grain-free version.
We decided to make this new recipe to share with everyone who could make it out to celebrate the release of Gather. We took the basic idea of the St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake, and sort of flew with the idea to come up with our own recipe. This ended up being a deliciously moist vanilla cake with a smooth, creamy, and of course gooey layer of sweet cream cheese topping. We are sure this recipe is not exactly as the original, but it was quite a hit. We are lucky we got a bite before the party because by the time we were done signing books it was completely gone!
St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake
Serves: 24
Serves: 24
Ingredients
- 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup Unsalted Butter, softened
- 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup Maple Sugar, or coconut sugar
- 3 3 3 Pastured Eggs
- 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup Coconut Milk
- 1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 2 1/2 cup 2 1/2 cup 2 1/2 cup Blanched Almond Flour
- 1/2 cup 1/2 cup 1/2 cup Arrowroot Flour
- 4 tsp 4 tsp 4 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp Salt
- 16 oz 16 oz 16 oz Full Fat Cream Cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup 1/2 cup 1/2 cup 365 Organic Powdered Sugar, maple sugar, or coconut sugar
Process
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- In a KitchenAid mixer, cream the butter and maple sugar.
- Add the eggs one at a time, combining with the butter and sugar in the KitchenAid mixer.
- Add the coconut milk and the first teaspoon of vanilla extract, and continue to mix until the wet ingredients are combined.
- Slowly add the almond flour, one cup at a time, and continue to blend.
- Slowly add the arrowroot flour to the batter, and combine.
- Add the baking powder, and salt to the batter, and continue to combine until smooth.
- Line a 9x13 inch baking dish with parchment paper, and pour the batter into the dish. Smooth the batter until it is in an even layer.
- Bake the cake for 30 minutes at 375 degrees, and then turn the oven down to 350 degrees. Continue to bake for a remaining 10-15 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when tested.
- Give your kitchen mixer a good wash, to prepare for making the topping.
- While the cake is baking, add the cream cheese, powdered sugar (or your choice of sweetener), and the second teaspoon of vanilla extract to the KitchenAid mixer, and blend until smooth.
- Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool slightly.
- Top the cake with the cream cheese mixture, and carefully smooth to cover as much as the cake as possible.
- Place the cake back in the oven and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Remove from oven and smooth the gooey topping over the entire cake evenly.
- Allow cake to cool, dust with additional powdered sugar if desired, and slice into small squares.
The Giveaway:
To celebrate the Senior PGA Championship and the release of our new cookbook Gather, we’ve teamed up with KitchenAid to give away a 7 quart stand mixer to one lucky winner!
The Grand Prize: The KitchenAid® Pro Line® Series 7-Qt Bowl Lift Stand Mixer in Candy Apple Red
3 Runners Up: Each runner up will receive a signed copy of our new cookbook, Gather – The Art of Paleo Entertaining
Enter below.
Oooooo – A RED Kitchenaid mixed! It’s on my bucket list, to go in my red kitchen!
This cake looks divine!
OMG! I can barely get past the cake!!
Beautiful mixer
Love this giveway! This mixer is amazing!
Made this recipe long before the giveaway existed 😉
Grew up near STL, love Gooey Butter Cake!!! Thanks for a healthier version. Would love to win the new Kitchenaid and pass on my 20+ yr old one.
Being a native St. Louisan, I can’t wait to try out that Gooey Butter Cake recipe! Also would really love the kitchenaid – we’re newlyweds and that’s one thing we didn’t get.
Looking forward to my copy of Gather arriving. Having a new Kitchen Aid would make trying the recipes more fun. 😉
This looks amazing! Would love to have a kitchen aid!
wow…love this Kitchenaid!!
I have always wanted a Kitchen Aid, oh what I could create!
I can’t wait to “Gather” my friends and it would be so fun to wow them with that beautiful red sports car in my kitchen. 🙂
The pictures are amazing (for the buttercake and the KitchenAid). What I wouldn’t give to have a KitchenAid in my home!!!!
I want this SSOOOOOOOOOOOOO bad! Just last night I was wondering if there was anywhere out there that I could win one! Then, here it is on my Facebook feed!! Pick me, PPPPLLLEASE!!!
Would soooooo love to win this!!
Looks amazing!
Thank you so much for the chance to win this mixer!!! I have always coveted KA mixers!!! I am going to make this cake for mother’s day!!!
I’ve wanted this machine for 10 years…. I never could bring myself to buy one since I justified it with “more baking = more weight gain” but I would be willing to gain a couple pounds for a free mixer!
OMG, this is what I need. I mean, i’ve been using a hand mixer for the last 7 years. It’s time for an upgrade. I do have GATHER already, but a signed copy would be awesome. I could just give away the other one to some of other paleo friends! Thanks for the hope that I could possibly get a KitchenAide finally!
I need this so much! I bake constantly for my parents to “encourage” them to switch to Paleo. Want and love sooooo much!
yummy!
Two of my favorite things a snazzy red mixer and a fantastic cake recipe. thanks for sharing and the chance to win!
Amazing giveaway!!
I would LOVE to upgrade my old, small KitchenAid mixer!
This would be wonderful!
I’ve always wanted one, and RED is my favorite color!!
I love that you love what you do so much that you are giving away such a cool kitchen toy. I would love to get the new cookbook Gather. Keep doing what you love to do. Your recipes are inspiring.
That cake looks incredible!!! Can’t wait to try this one 🙂
It is a thing of beauty! I’m looking forward to trying to recipe on one of our “cheat” days this month!
Great giveaway and yummy looking recipe. Thank you!
Thank you!! 🙂
I’ve been looking more and more at the KitchenAid mixer since I have to be careful for my wrists – mixing by hand is strenuous.
Thanks for all the great recipes and blog post!
Can’t wait to try this recipe out! Would love to have one of those mixers! Has been on my wish list forever! Should be receiving my copy of Gather by Friday and can’t wait! Thank you!
Thank you!!
Wow, that looks fantastic, I still need to try those strawberry shortcakes too!
The one major appliance I am missing is a Kitchen-Aid!!! I dream of these things, literally! I mean, my forearms are amazingly fit due to the cakes, cookies and frosting I make w/ a fork. but c’mon now!!!
Awesome prize for a giveaway! Love the recipe too
I’m super excited about this giveaway! I’m even more excited about this recipe!! I used to make Gooey Butter Cake often before we went grain-free and I have been looking for a replacement recipe. It looks like I’ve found one!! 🙂
strawberry is my fav. I will be trying this out!
I’ve been asking for one of these every birthday and holiday for years! Yay!
I need Ooey Gooey Cake in my belly, like, right now! YUM! Can’t wait to try out the recipe, and how much sweeter (wink wink 😉 would it be to try out using a new Kitchen Aid Mixer! Awesome! I’ve got your new bool coming in the mail in 2 days, and it is the longest 2 days of my life!
I would love to finally cook with a kitchen aid!!!!
I have been wanting a kitchenaid for a long time! I love to cook and bake! I bake gluten free, dairy free, soy free, egg free and corn free! I think that it would be a lot easer with a kitchenaid!
This mixer would be great for the baking that I do. Thank you!
Oh my! That recipe makes my mouth water! Before we had to change our diet…I made Paula Dean’s Butter Gooey Cake recipe ALL THE TIME! This recipe has me so excited!!!! I would definitely feel blessed if I were to win a Kitchenaid!!!!!! Fingers crossed!!! ;0)
I’d love to have this mixer!
It’s so pretty. SO many wonderful things could be made with it. Fingers crossed.
I already have a KitchenAid, but would love to be a runner up for the book.