Country Amish Funeral Cake 1965 Food

COUNTRY AMISH FUNERAL CAKE 1965

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 9 x 13 cake pan.
• In mixer bowl cream butter and sugars well for three minutes.
• In a small bowl whisk the flour and salt.
• Add the flour and salt to the butter mixture, alternating with the buttermilk.
• Beginning and ending with the flour.
• Pour into pan and bake.
• Bake 35 minutes until top springs back when touched.
• Combine all topping ingredients together in a mixer bowl, then stir in the nuts.
• When cake is finished, turn temp. to broil.
• Pour topping all over the cake, and place under broiler at a distance of 8 inches below.
• Broil for three minutes, until brown and bubbling.
• Remove cool on rack.
• Cut and serve from cake pan.

CABBAGE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook cabbage in salted water until tender; drain thoroughly.
• In a large skillet, sauté onion in 4 Tbsp.
• of butter until tender.
• Add soup and cheese, heat and stir until melted.
• Stir in cabbage (salt& pepper if desired).
• Transfer to an un-greased 2-quart baking dish.
• In a small skillet, melt remaining 1 Tbsp.
• butter; stir in breadcrumbs.
• Brown lightly.
• Remove from heat and sprinkle over casserole.
• Bake uncovered at 350ºF.
• for 20-30 minutes, or until heated through.

SOUR CREAM ORANGE CAKE 1965

Steps:

• Grease heavily and flour a 9 x 13 cake pan. Set aside.
• Cream butter or margarine with the sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add in the orange zest and beat well.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating after each one is added.
• Measure then sift the flour with soda three times.
• Add the flour alternately with the sour cream and orange juice into the creamed sugar butter mixture.
• Fold in the dates, nuts and raisins.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes, or until almost done.
• Combine the honey with the 1/3 cup orange juice, and pour evenly over the almost baked cake.
• Keep in the oven baking for at least another 6 minutes longer until tester shows done.
• Cool in pan on wire rack.

FUNERAL CAKE

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl; set aside. Mix together egg and apples; add to flour mixture. Stir in walnuts. Spread in a lightly greased 8"x8" baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Serve warm, drizzled with Caramel Sauce.
• Caramel Sauce --- last 6 ingredients
• Combine brown sugar, flour and salt in a small saucepan. Gradually add water; stir until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Cook for one to 2 minutes, until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla.

AMISH FUNERAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix butter, milk, sugar, cocoa and salt in a saucepan and melt. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and add peanut butter, vanilla and oats. Stir until combined.
• Drop by teaspoon on to wax paper and let cool. ENJOY!