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Deep Butter Cake

BY HELEN S. FLETCHER, ON
COPYRIGHT, HELEN S. FLETCHER, 2020. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Deep Butter CakeDeep Butter Cake is a speciality of St. Louis – or at least it was.  Somewhere in the last ten or so years it seems to have disappeared from the cases of bakeries in my fair city.  I was reminded of it by a reader.  Marilyn was originally from St. Louis and remembers the city, and it’s bakery items, fondly.  She commented on a blog of mine and asked if I knew of a recipe for the Deep Butter Cake.

As you can imagine, that sent me on a hunt – which was short!.  While there are many listings for  the other St. Louis speciality – The Gooey Butter Cake, there are only two for the Deep Butter Cake.  The original recipe came from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch which ran the recipe from Helfer’s Bakery.  The only other mention I could find was from Olla Padrida who altered the recipe by doubling the crumb part. Continue reading →

S’Mores Bars

BY HELEN S. FLETCHER, ON
COPYRIGHT, HELEN S. FLETCHER, 2020. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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S'mores BarsS’Mores Bars are a cousin of the beloved S’mores summer time treat made over a campfire.   But some of us can’t wait for campfire weather so here is a version of the beloved S’mores that can be served as a S’Mores Bar cookie anytime the craving hits. Really easy, fast and delicious.

The individual S’Mores Bars can be warmed for about 10 seconds in a microwave to soften the chocolate if desired.

Graham cracker crumbs can be used as bought or graham crackers can be broken up and added to a processor to make crumb out to them.  Alternately, put them in a plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin.  Just be sure they are uniformly fine. Continue reading →