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Gooey butter cake
  • 1. In which city did gooey butter cake originate?
A) Philadelphia
B) New York
C) Chicago
D) St. Louis
  • 2. What are the two distinct variants of gooey butter cake?
A) The original baker's formula and the cream cheese/cake mix variant
B) The chocolate variant and the fruit variant
C) The yeast-raised version and the sourdough version
D) The deep butter version and the thin crust version
  • 3. What is the base of the original baker's formula for gooey butter cake?
A) Flaky pie crust
B) Commercial yellow cake mix
C) Shortbread cookie dough
D) Yeast-raised sweet dough
  • 4. What ingredient is used to stabilize the topping of the original gooey butter cake?
A) Cornstarch
B) Baking powder
C) Gelatin
D) Humectants like corn syrup
  • 5. What type of cake is the gooey butter cake generally served as?
A) Formal dessert cake
B) Breakfast pancake
C) Coffee cake
D) Wedding pastry
  • 6. Around what decade is the original St. Louis gooey butter cake believed to have originated?
A) 1950s
B) 1930s
C) 1980s
D) 1910s
  • 7. Which ingredients are included in the top layer of the cream cheese variant?
A) Eggs and cream cheese
B) Yeast and flour
C) Powdered eggs and butter
D) Corn syrup and glycerin
  • 8. What is dusted on top of gooey butter cake before it is served?
A) Powdered sugar
B) Cinnamon
C) Cocoa powder
D) Nutmeg
  • 9. What is another name for the cream cheese variant of the cake?
A) Chess cake
B) Deep butter cake
C) Stollen cake
D) Brownie cake
  • 10. How do professional bakeries that know the original formula make the cake?
A) Using cream cheese and cake mix
B) Using a graham cracker crust
C) Using heavy cream and honey
D) Using corn syrup, sugar, and powdered eggs
  • 11. According to one origin story, what caused the creation of the first gooey butter cake?
A) The oven temperature was set too low
B) A baker dropped the cake on the floor
C) A baker reversed the proportions of butter and flour
D) A shortage of yeast during the Great Depression
  • 12. Who was the owner of the bakery where the first accidental cake was supposedly made?
A) Bill Ozenkoski
B) John Hoffman
C) Fred Heimburger
D) Jason Ozenkoski
  • 13. In the context of the bakery stories, what was 'gooey butter' originally used for?
A) A base for deep butter coffee cakes
B) An adhesive for Danish rolls and stollens
C) A filling for cupcakes
D) A topping for sourdough bread
  • 14. What was the initial humectant used in the authentic gooey butter cake formula to achieve the signature effect?
A) Vegetable oil
B) Glycerin
C) Honey
D) Molasses
  • 15. Who is credited with preserving the authentic yeast-raised formula of the cake?
A) The Ozenkoski Bakery lineage
B) The Hoffman Bakery estate
C) The Heimburger Family
D) The St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission
  • 16. Why did other bakers outside of St. Louis fail to sell the cake when it was first introduced?
A) Customers thought it looked like a mistake or a flat mess
B) The taste was too bitter
C) It required refrigeration which they lacked
D) It was too expensive to produce
  • 17. Which retail chain sells wrapped, individual slices of gooey butter cake as a snack?
A) Walmart
B) Panera Bread
C) Walgreens
D) Wawa
  • 18. In which region outside of St. Louis is gooey butter cake popular in German-style bakeries?
A) New England
B) The Deep South
C) The Pacific Northwest
D) Philadelphia Metropolitan Area
  • 19. Besides the Philadelphia area, where else is gooey butter cake popular?
A) The West Coast
B) The Jersey Shore
C) New York City
D) The Florida Keys
  • 20. Which store has started selling different flavors of individually-wrapped gooey butter cakes?
A) Wawa
B) Walmart
C) Panera
D) Walgreens
  • 21. On which television series did characters discuss gooey butter cake?
A) The Spirit of St. Louis
B) Defiance
C) Pizza Masters
D) Bakers of the Midwest
  • 22. In what episode of Defiance was gooey butter cake discussed?
A) A Taste of the Midwest
B) The St. Louis Market
C) Down In the Ground Where the Dead Men Go
D) Leave Me in St. Louis
  • 23. Which show featured gooey butter cake in an episode titled 'Leave Me in St. Louis'?
A) Pizza Masters
B) SyFy Showcase
C) Defiance
D) Midwest Eats
  • 24. What is an adjective used to describe the scene on the Haas Baking box?
A) Monochromatic
B) Modern
C) Anachronistic
D) Photorealistic
  • 25. Which specific bakery is mentioned as being an independent or family bakery in St. Louis?
A) Walgreens
B) Federhofer
C) Panera
D) Walmart
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