Recipes from Amish Country :: Amish Pies, Cakes, and other Desserts
Amish Funeral Cake is topped with a broiled brown-sugar crust and nuts.
1 c. butter, at room temperature
1 c. sugar
1 c. dark brown sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract
3 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. buttermilk (see note)
Topping (recipe follows)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13-in. baking pan.
In mixing bowl, cream butter with both of the sugars for 3 mins. Add vanilla extract, blending well.
Mix the flour and salt in a separate bowl. Add a little of the flour mixture to the butter mixture, stirring until well blended. Stir in a little of the buttermilk. Continue adding the flour and buttermilk, alternating with each addition. When all the flour and buttermilk has been incorporated, pour into prepared pan and bake for 35 mins. or until top springs back when touched lightly in the center.
While cake is baking, combine Topping ingredients. When cake is done, remove from oven and change oven setting to broil. Pour topping mixture over the cake and set pan about 8 in. from broiler heat. Broil 3 mins. or until the topping is brown and bubbly. Remove from broiler and cool on a rack.
Makes 12 servings.
Topping
7 Tbsp. butter, melted
1 c. dark brown sugar
1/4 tsp. nutmeg, freshly grated if possible
1/4 c. milk
1/2 c. chopped pecans or walnuts
NOTE: There is no baking powder or baking soda in this cake.
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Per serving: Cal 567 (41% fat) Fat 26 g (14 g sat) Fiber 1 g Chol 62 mg Sodium 575 mg Carb 79 g Calcium 94 mg
