St. Louis cult favorite — gooey butter cake — serves as the springboard for a new Kansas City bakery … with a twist. It also sells gooey butter cookies.
“Gooey butter cake is a St. Louis tradition. It’s where I’m from and we have the family recipe,” said Tennille Lampe, founder of Oh My Gooey KC, which recently opened its 11119 N. Oak Trafficway specialty bakery to retail customers. “I think it is pretty rich, indulgent with a melt-in-your-mouth texture. A beloved Midwest dessert.”
Lampe grew up in St. Louis and joined the U.S. Army after graduating from high school. She then had stints as a treatment coordinator for an orthodontist office, then retail management positions that brought her to Kansas City, then back to an orthodontist office when she needed a more balanced schedule…