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.
Love Kitchenaid! Love your blog!
I would LOVE to win this! It would be a tasty summer at our house with this new guest in the kitchen!
I used my friends when I was helping her cook, it really is a great mixer. I can’t how well it works. The color is perfect. Love your blog and this Gooey Butter cake looks so yummy
I would love to win this!!!
A KitchenAid mixer has been on my wishlist for years!!!
This would be a great addition to my kitchen, perfect color
I neeed one of these lol Being a single mom of two kids on the autism spectrum and all being gluten free, I have to make every single thing we eat from scratch. Oh how this would make my life soo much easier!!!
This would be so amazing as I prepare wonderful tasty things from Gather for all of our friends and family when they join us this summer and fall!
This mixer would enable me to cook so much more than I can now!
THANK YOU so so so much for this recipe..every holiday my in laws serve this (non paleo version) and i either stare and drool, or partake and hurt. now i can bring my own!!
also thank you for the chance to win a beautiful mixer. I have always wanted one but it will probably never be in my budget. this color is perfect for my kitchen!
I *love* Kitchenaid mixers. I couldn’t believe how much easier it made things the first time I used one. I also can’t wait for my copy of Gather to arrive so I can start trying out recipes!
Would love to have this!
Never thought that I would be in need of such a fancy mixer until we have changed our eating to eliminate processed food. Plus I can’t wait to make this recipe.
I have alwawys wanted one of these!!! fingers and toes crossed.
also: thanks for the excellent app, I use it often! 🙂
I love my kitchenaide, would love another with attachments, then I’d give mine away!
I would very much like to get a new KithenAid mixer.
Since I am 2 months new to the paleo lifestyle, I have realized how important these appliances are. I would love to try the baking side of paleo with the new appliance.
What an awesome giveaway, thank you!
I’ve always wanted one of these. I don’t care what color it is! lol
Thanks for the recipe! Would love to win the kitchenaid and the cook book looks wonderful and would be a great help on my Paleo journey.
I can’t wait to try this recipe – I am allergic to almonds so I sub sunflower seed flour at a 1:1 ratio. Yum!!
Cake looks delicious but the mixer looks even better.
Wow, that cake looks good! I would love to make a batch of it for my family. Having a Kitchen Aid Mixer to help with the process wouldn’t hurt either 😉 Thanks for sharing your new recipe with us!
Wooow!!! I’ve been thinking on getting one since a couple of months, but they are expensive… I love your website and app it really comes handy when im getting groceries, congratulations on your new book can’t wait to get it =) PS I really appreciate the filter for allergies!
Kitchen Aid mixers are work horses. My current mixing bowl is too small to handle its contents and the 7 qt. would be so welcomed in my kitchen. Bill and Haley are dynamic duo of the Paleo world. A signed copy of “Gather” would be much appreciated.
I’m headed to 36 yrs old and have never used one of these. I have only seen them in my grandmothers kitchens. So, so sad…but true. I would love to break the cycle this generation is in of not cooking, or even knowing how. I have been Paleo for 7 months & am loving teaching myself to cook. This would be an awesome kitchen tool to take me to another level.
I love Kitchen aid but have never owned one. I love this blog post giveaway!!!!
Looks like a great recipe!
I would sooo LOVE to have this!!
This would look lovely in my Coca Cola kitchen!
Omg I would love both of these, I cook three times a day at least and I bake several times a week. I am a stay at home mommy and I don’t allow processed goods in our house so that means mommy has to make everything from scratch and because only one parent works i whisk everything by hand since our crappy mixer broke and have not had the funds for a new one. >.< you would seriously make my mothers day perfect! 😀
OMG. I can’t wait to try this recipe! Looks great! Would be So much easier in a Kitchen Aid than a handmixer! I cook and bake constantly and would a new mixer would be a godsend! Thanks for all the great recipes and hard work! I just received Gather in the mail and cannot wait to start cooking from it!
I have ALWAYS wanted one of these! I love to bake and started cooking more and this would help with those hobbies!
I would love a new KitchenAid. I have gone thru 4 Mix Masters in 40 years of cooking. It is time to move up!
I would love to win that gorgeous mixer and that cake looks amazing. Yum!
Thank you for being so generous with your giveaways. I’d love to win this mixer!
Yummy! Can’t wait to try it!
I would love to win the kitchen aid mixer! I LOVE your new book Gather! It is sitting proudly on my kitchen table and I have planned to make a few recipes from it this week!
I have a kitchen aid and it is by far my favorite kitchen tool to bake with! I would love to win one to give to my best friend, who is getting married this fall.
My mom has been asking for a larger kitchen aid for years! With Mother’s Day right around the corner I can’t think of a better time!
The cake looks AMAZING and delicious. Can’t wait to try it. I’ve only ever seen St Louis Gooey Cake on Food Network so I’ll never know that it’s not an exact replica! And, I’ve been dying to replace my DeLonghi stand mixer…this would do the trick 😉
I have ALWAYS wanted a kitchen aid mixer…and red is my FAVORITE color! Having this mixer would make baking more fun 😉
I love the video! (do you mind me asking what you used to film?) of course loveeeee the mixer and would love even more to win! 🙂 SO PRETTY!! Need cake now too of course 🙂
Man I miss butter cake! will have to try!
This looks delicious! A KitchenAid is the next big ticket kitchen item I’ve been wanting….great giveaway!
I already have a KA food processor and have been drooling over the stand mixers for a long time. This would pretty much complete my kitchen!
my mixer is on its last legs. Would love to win!
I’ve been wanting this for a year but it’s not within my budget. I would love to win this beauty and red is definitely my color. Thanks for the butter cake recipe. Will try it out asap!
Really would like to try changing how we eat over to paleo. Think that not only would we be healthier but also reduce either of us becoming type 2 diabetes. Plus I think it would help us with weight loss.
I know what I’m making this weekend! This beautiful kitchen aid would be the perfect gift for my first Mother’s Day 🙂