Amish cooking and baking is a major area of interest for me. I love their traditional recipes like this Funny Cake. Can you imagine those ladies coming up with this recipe in an old Amish kitchen? I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall to witness that process. Amish women are very creative and always have the best desserts. If you’ve ever visited an Amish shop in Lancaster, PA you’ll know just what I mean.
Check out what my pals over at the Culinary Cellar had to say about this recipe:
After writing my previous blog about the Pennsylvania Dutch cooking and baking from Sphere magazine, I knew I would be trying more of the intriguing recipes. One that captured my attention was simply the title: “Chocolate Funny Cake Pie.” How can one resist something with a name like that? So of course I had to make it. Plus it has chocolate.
I love anything with chocolate in it!
Ingredients
Pastry for a 9-inch one-crust pie (your favorite recipe)
Chocolate Layer:
½ cup Domino granulated sugar
¼ cup Toll House unsweetened cocoa powder
6 Tablespoons water
¼ teaspoon McCormick vanilla
Cake layer:
1 cup Gold Medal all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ cup cold Kerrygold salted butter, cut into small pieces (or if use unsalted butter, add ¼ teaspoon salt)
1 egg, beaten
½ cup whole milk
½ teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
Prepare your favorite pie pastry for a one-crust pie, and line a 9-inch pie pan. (Or you can use one refrigerated pie crust, if desired.) Set aside.
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
In a small mixing bowl, prepare chocolate layer by whisking together the chocolate layer ingredients; set aside.
For cake layer, in a medium mixing bowl stir together the flour, 1 cup sugar, and baking powder. (and salt if using unsalted butter as noted). Cut in the cold butter using a pastry blender until mixture forms small pieces. Stir in the egg, milk, and ½ teaspoon vanilla; mix well. Spoon mixture carefully in dollops over chocolate, and evenly smooth out, trying to keep the chocolate layer from peeking through.
Bake until the center is done and a pick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 35-40 minutes. Cool pie on wire rack before cutting into wedges. Refrigerate any leftovers.
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Quick Tip: Serve this delicious dessert with your favorite ice cream.
Thank you to krishocker for this amazing photo.