Pennsylvania Dutch Funny Cakes recipe

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Ingredients

3 (9 inch) unbaked pie crusts
1 cup white sugar
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¾ cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups white sugar
½ cup butter
2 eggs
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

Nutrition Info

194.7 calories
carbohydrate: 28.4 g
cholesterol: 17.7 mg
fat: 8.2 g
fiber: 1.2 g
protein: 2.7 g
saturatedFat: 3.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 130.3 mg
sugar: 14.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Combine 1 cup sugar, cocoa, water, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a saucepan. Heat over medium-low heat to the boiling point, but do not boil. Set aside.

  2. In a large bowl, cream together 1 1/2 cup sugar and butter. Beat in eggs. Stir in milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder, mix into the creamed mixture. Divide batter into the pastry shells. Pour 1/3 of the cocoa mixture on top of the cake batter in each pastry shell.

  3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 35 minutes, or till cake is done.

Recipe Yield

3 - 9 inch cakes

Recipe Note

These are Pennsylvania Dutch Funny Cakes, baked in a pie crust with a chocolate \"funny\" layer that sinks to the bottom while baking.

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