Jilly’s Cupcake Bar and Cafe

How have I not talked about Jilly’s Cupcakes?  This two time Cupcake Wars winner resides about fifteen minutes from downtown in University City at the corner of Delmar and 170 and is a go to in our household.  I am a cake snob and only like it when it is amazing, so trust me when I say these cupcakes are fabulous! I don’t remember just … Continue reading Jilly’s Cupcake Bar and Cafe

Park Avenue Gooey Butter Cake

In much the same way as in New York, New York style cheesecake is just cheesecake, I grew up not knowing gooey butter cake was a “St. Louis” thing. In fact gooey butter cake was a Great Aunt Ruth thing (people always talk about grandma’s homecooking, but for me it was Aunt Ruth’s cooking) .  Whenever she said, “Do you want something to eat hun?” … Continue reading Park Avenue Gooey Butter Cake