Prep time: 10 minutes | Cook time: 30 minutes | Serves: 6

Every city has regional specialties that are hard to find away from their birthplace, and for St. Louis, one of those specialities is gooey butter cake. Why this local delicacy has stayed local is a mystery.

Sure, its fairly unassuming on the surface – yellow and flat and anything but fancy. But its impossibly buttery, sweet, crunchy and creamy all at once, and the rest of country deserves a slice of this underrated treat. For most of the country though, that means making it yourself.

That's why we got this recipe from James Beard award-winning chef Tim Brennan, who serves some of St. Louis' best gooey butter cake at his restaurant, Cravings.