Heart-Shaped Gooey Butter Cake

A true regional classic, this golden buttery yellow cake is Missouri’s absolute must-have dessert, and nobody does it better than the Blue Owl! This sweet and dense flat cake is baked until golden brown and features a rich, gooey sweet cream cheese filling, topped with powdered sugar. Now, just for Valentine’s Day, this Blue Owl Classic is heart-shaped!

Everyone in the tiny town of Kimmswick, Missouri, knows Mary Hostetter’s Blue Owl, founded in 1983, is the spot for a delicious, country-style meal, and word of her famously tall, flaky-crusted Levee-High Apple Pie quickly traveled around the world and made her down-home Blue Owl Bakery a source for a true slice of heaven. The bakery’s famous Caramel Apple Pecan Levee High Pie was named one of Oprah’s Favorite Things.