Gooey Butter Cake | Libbie Summers

Ingredients

• 1 packet active dry yeast
• 1⁄2 cup warm milk
• 2 3⁄4 cups granulated sugar
• 1⁄4 cup leaf lard (page 170) or vegetable shortening
• 1⁄4 teaspoon plus 1⁄8 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 large eggs
• 4 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 1⁄4 cup light corn syrup
• 4 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar