Never heard of gooey butter cake?  Well, it is a St. Louis tradition.  The name says it all.  It rich, dense, and of course gooey.  It is typically served like a coffee cake.  Supposedly, Walmart sells a version of gooey butter cake and calls it Paula Deen Baked Goods Original Gooey Butter Cake.  Since Paula Deen is the queen of butter, I would hope her cake is good.

In the photo, it is chocolate gooey butter cake on the left and a vanilla version on the right.