Mennonite Golden Butter Cake

By Kevin Williams

So, Aster and I were looking for something sweet to eat the other night.  But with a rather bare pantry we had to make do with what we had.  Fortunately,  as a collector of Amish recipes, I have plenty of inspiration at my finger tips and most Amish recipes are very minimalist.   My eye fell on a "Golden Butter Cake" from one of my favorite Mennonite cookbooks.

Aster loved helping to make this. We have some miniature cookware that my parents bought at a Mennonite store in Dayton, Virginia.

Easy, easy cake to make. Top it off with a sweet glaze and you have something that is very pleasant, fluffy, and not too sweet.  We ate it for dessert and then for breakfast the next day, it makes a great breakfast cake.

This is a classic "stir n bake" cake.   Keep in mind that many Plain people will make their own butter and homemade butter has a much richer golden color and that would be reflected in the cake. I used stick butter from the grocery, so the color is more muted in my cake.   We had just exactly the amount of butter the recipe called for, perhaps a sliver less. I think if I had my druthers I would have upped the butter amount to maybe 1 and ¾ cup, but that's just me.  Anyway, definitely a fun cake to make  (and eat) with my 3-year-old, Aster.  Also, the glaze is one we made just using powdered sugar, milk, vanilla, and a tablespoon of maple syrup. Easy, easy.

Mennonite Golden Butter Cake

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

40 mins

Total time

50 mins

 

Serves: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 2/ 3 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 /2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 cup milk

Instructions

1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Add eggs.
3. Beat well.
4. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk and vanilla.
5. Makes a 9 X 13 or two 8" layers.
6. Bake at 350 for 30 - 40 minutes.

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