Pennsylvania Dutch Breakfast Cake Food

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH BREAKFAST CAKE

Steps:

• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and butter until fine crumbs.
• Take out 1 cup of crumbs for top of cakes, and set aside.
• Then add to remaining crumbs, 2 eggs, milk and vanilla.
• Mix until smooth.
• Pour into 3 (8-inch) greased cake pans.
• Sprinkle crumbs over batter.
• Bake at 350ºF.
• for 40 minutes or until done.

JOAN'S PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Combine sugar,flour,cinnamon,salt,and baking soda together in a large mixing bowl.
• Add eggs, oil, and carrots and beat with an electric mixer for 2 minutes, scraping down sides to make sure everything get moistened together.
• Pour into greased, lightly floured 9x13" metal cake pan.
• Bake at 350 F for 55-60 minutes, or until a toothpick tests clean.
• Cool completely before frosting.
• To prepare icing: beat together all ingredinets for 2 minutes using an electric mixer, then spread generously over cooled cake.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Cream sugar and butter. Add egg yolks, one at a time and beat until light and fluffy. Sift together flour and baking powder. In small amounts, add dry ingredients with sugar/butter mixture, alternating with milk. Add vanilla and lemon juice. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into mixture. Bake in 10 inch angel food cake pan which has been greased and floured. Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool in cake pan about 10 minutes. Then place on wire rack top side up.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH FUNNY CAKES

Steps:

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

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH FUNNY CAKE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup of sugar and cocoa. Blend in 1/2 cup milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Pour into unbaked pastry shells, tipping to coat the pastry halfway up the sides; set aside. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and remaining sugar. Add egg, shortening, vanilla and remaining milk; beat until smooth. Starting at the edge, spoon batter into the pastry shells, completely covering the chocolate. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm or chilled with whipped cream if desired.