Name: Funny Cake Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ cup sugar; ¼ cup cocoa powder; ½ cup hot water; ½ tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup sugar; 1 egg; 3 tbsp. vegetable oil; ½ cup milk; 1 cup flour; 1 tsp baking powder; ½ tsp vanilla extract; ½ tsp salt; 1 pie crust

Funny Cake Recipe

Carly Olson Modified: November 12, 2023

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How To Make Funny Cake

Funny cake is a Mennonite dessert that's a cross between a pie and a cake. Enjoy this version with vanilla cake and a gooey chocolate layer!

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 45 mins

Total: 1 hr 5 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

½ cup sugar
¼ cup cocoa powder, unsweetened
½ cup hot water
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 cup sugar
1 egg
3 tbsp. vegetable oil
½ cup milk
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp salt
1 pie crust, unbaked, 9-inch

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine half cup sugar, cocoa, hot water and half a teaspoon vanilla extract in a small bowl. Set aside.
In another mixing bowl, cream together 1 cup sugar, egg and oil, then add remaining ingredients.
Pour creamed mixture into the pie crust and then pour chocolate mixture on top.
Bake for approximately 45 minutes. Test with a wooden pick for doneness.
Serve and enjoy!