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    Home » Recipes » Amish Cakes

    Old-Fashioned Amish Cake

    Published: May 4, 2022 · Updated: May 12, 2022 by Kevin Williams | 4 Comments

    I found this recipe for Old-Fashioned Amish Cake in the archives of the Amish Cook. This was a recipe from Elizabeth Coblentz, the original Amish Cook.  Not sure why it is called "Amish Cake." And it is interesting how "Amish" is often attached to recipes but other religions are not. You probably won't find a "Catholic Cake" or "Methodist Cake" in most cookbooks.

    Cake is a popular dessert for an Amish homemaker to have on hand. I’ve been to more than one Amish home before where I’ve been served a piece of cake, and I inquired as to what the occasion was for such a delicious cake? Only to be told that they always keep a fresh cake on hand in case company pops by.  Having a "cake on hand" shows the very social nature that is still a big part of Amish culture. If I think about it, there are very few people in my life that I would just “pop“ and visit without calling or texting ahead of time and asking if it is OK to drop by? I mean, even my parents I feel absolutely welcome to visit anytime, but as a courtesy usually, I’ll reach out by a text or something before I stop by.


    Among the Amish, however, unannounced social visits are still very much the norm. It’s kind of a quaint custom.  My grandmother was another person that I just always felt completely fine dropping by without announcing ahead of time.

    So, back to "Amish Cake"...If you look at the ingredient list this looks like a very basic cake that most any Amish homemaker would have the ingredients on hand for...so that is why they call it that...Anyway, here is the recipe for "Amish Cake."  

    Old-Fashioned Amish Cake Ingredients

    This Old-Fashioned Amish Cake is very much in the tradition of a simple spice cake, with cloves, allspice, and cinnamon being main ingredients.

    You can mix the ingredients with just an old-fashioned wooden spoon, a whisk, electric beaters, or a stand mixer. It'll turn out great regardless!

    Delicious batter. I know, you're not supposed to eat anything with raw eggs, but I always ate a few spoonfuls of batter when I was a child. I'll leave that decision up to you. You aren't supposed to....

    Old-Fashioned Amish Cake

    I would use this amazing brown-sugar frosting with the cake.

    🎂Old-Fashioned Amish Cake

    • ½ cup shortening
    • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 1 ¾ cups brown sugar
    • 1 teaspoon crushed cloves
    • 3 eggs, separated
    • 1 teaspoon allspice
    • 1 cup sour cream
    • 2 cups flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla

    📋 Instructions

    1. Mix sugar and shortening until creamy.
    2. Add the egg yolks to creamy mixture.
    3. Mix in the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, allspice and salt.
    4. Add the sour cream and beat well.
    5. Add the vanilla and fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites.
    6. Bake in a greased 8-inch layer pan for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

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    Old-Fashioned Amish Cake

    Old-Fashioned Amish Cake

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    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American, Amish

    Ingredients
      

    • ½ cup shortening
    • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
    • 1 ¾ cups brown sugar
    • 1 teaspoon crushed cloves
    • 3 eggs, separated
    • 1 teaspoon allspice
    • 1 cup sour cream
    • 2 cups flour
    • 1 tsp baking soda
    • ½ tsp salt
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla

    Instructions
     

    •   Mix sugar and shortening until creamy.
       
    • Add the egg yolks to creamy mixture.
    • Mix in the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, allspice and salt.
    • Add the sour cream and beat well.
    • Add the vanilla and fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites.
    • Bake in a greased 8-inch layer pan for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
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    About Kevin Williams

    Hi, my name is Kevin Williams and I am owner of Oasis Newsfeatures and editor of The Amish Cook newspaper column.

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    Comments

    1. Caroleen Rigg

      March 20, 2012 at 10:08 am

      How much flower goes in the Amish cake?

      Reply
      • Kevin

        March 20, 2012 at 10:22 am

        Caroleen - 2 cups of flour!

        Reply
    2. Mona G.

      March 21, 2012 at 12:33 pm

      This sounds yummy....hope to make it soon.....did Rachel make it for you ?

      Reply
    3. Karen Miller

      July 25, 2013 at 6:16 pm

      Am enjoying trying the Amish recipes and hope you'll keep them coming. Kevin, I thoroughly enjoyed your two Rebecca books but am getting impatient for the 3rd one in the series.
      What's taking you so long? 🙂
      Sincerely,
      Karen

      Reply

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