Pennsylvania Dutch Funny Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup warm water
• Y, cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• Y, cup cocoa
• % tsp. vanilla
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 2 9 inch unbaked pie shells
• 1 cup milk
• Ye tsp. vanilla

Method

1. 1

   Combine all ingredients for chocolate sauce, mix thoroughly and set aside.

2. 2

   To make batter, cream butter, add sugar and mix well.

3. 3

   Add eggs and beat.

4. 4

   Stir in flour and baking powder.

5. 5

   Add milk and vanilla.

6. 6

   Pour chocolate sauce into the pie shells.

7. 7

   Spoon cake batter over sauce.

8. 8

   Bake at 375° for 45 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Congressional cook book (1900) by James T. Broyhill, page 9. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Pennsylvania Dutch Funny Cake Chocolate Sauce: Cake Batter: 1 cup warm water Y, cup butter 1 cup sugar 2 cups sugar Y, cup cocoa 2 eggs % tsp. vanilla 2 cups plus 2 tbsp. flour 2 tsp. baking powder 2 9 inch unbaked pie shells 1 cup milk Ye tsp. vanilla

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