The artful combination of tart red cranberries and fragrant bits of orange zest adds a zing to the sweet center of the cranberry-orange gooey butter cake from Russell’s Café & Bakery. “Our pumpkin cake is also a top holiday seller,” says owner Russell Ping. Both rest on Ping’s signature shortbread crust, an innovation that customers order year-round.
At Lady Goo Goo Gooey Butter Cakes, owner Erin Christ has perfected a gingerbread gooey cake this season. “At first whiff you smell the clove, ginger, and cinnamon, and a touch of molasses brings out the gingerbread taste,” she says. The Lady also offers a peppermint–and–chocolate chip variety in which Christ tempers the insistent peppermint with sweet, silky chocolate chips.
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Brown sugar–maple spice gooey butter cake debuts this season at Park Avenue Coffee. “This cake tastes amazing,” says owner Dale Schotte. “We’ll have it in all our locations throughout the holidays.” Check out the red velvet flavor, nestled in a Ghirardelli chocolate crust and finished with a classic cream cheese frosting for a red, white, and chocolate experience.
