Mom’s Funny Cake (Pie)

This recipe came from my mom’s cookbook and can be found under several other names including “Pennsylvania Dutch Chocolate Funny Cake” and Mennonite Funny Cake Pie. But in my Mom’s cookbook it was just Funny Cake.

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Funny Cake (Pie)

Chocolate Sauce:

• 1 sq. unsweetened chocolate or 1/4 cup of cocoa powder

• 1/2 c. water

• 1/2- 2/3 c. sugar (to your taste)

• 1/4 c. butter (some recipes omit this)

• 1 tsp. vanilla

1. First make sauce and let cool while mixing cake.

2. For sauce, melt unsweetened chocolate (or cocoa powder) and water in saucepan over low heat. Cook and stir until chocolate is melted. Add sugar, stirring constantly, and then bring to a boil. Remove at once from heat.

3. Add butter and vanilla and stir until blended.

Cake

• 1 1/4 c. flour

• 1 tsp. baking powder

• 1/2 tsp. salt

• 3/4 c. sugar

• 3 Tbsp. chopped nuts for top

• 1/4 c. shortening (several recipes suggest using less)

• 1/2 c. milk

• 1 tsp. vanilla

• 1 egg

• pie crust for one 9-inch or two 8-inch

  glass or aluminum plate or deep dish 8 inch plate.

Directions

1. For cake, measure flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.

2. Place shortening in the bowl and sift in dry ingredients.

3. Add milk and vanilla.

4. Mix until all flour is dampened.

5. Beat 2 minutes at low speed.

6. Add egg and beat 1 minute.

7. Pour cake in pastry-lined pie plate, making sure crust has a high fluted rim.

8. Pour lukewarm sauce gently over batter (this will go in between pie crust and cake).

9. Sprinkle with nuts. Serve warm or cold.

Bake at 350° for 50 to 55 minutes or 375 for 40 minutes.