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    Home » Top Amish Recipes » Cookies, Candies & Bars

    SIX FAMOUS AMISH DESSERTS

    Published: May 1, 2015 · Updated: May 1, 2015 by Kevin Williams | 4 Comments

     

    By Kevin Williams

    SIX FAMOUS AMISH DESSERTS: Desserts are changing among Amish cooks and not always for the better.  It just depends on where you go and who you visit.  In many Amish homes desserts are still a scratch-made staple, in other homes boxed cake mixes and canned frosting are common.  I always prefer the scratch-made desserts although a 3-ingredient cake recipe in this collection is clever. There is a level of "Amish ingenuity" that goes into many dessert recipes and in the case of the 3-ingredient cake, I give points for creativity!:)   Make sure on the 3 Ingredient Yum Cake that you use flavors that "pair" well together in the pie fillings and cake mix, like pineapple pie filling and chocolate cake might not be such a good fit...bleh...

    The oatmeal molasses pie sounds like a delicious variation on the typical oatmeal pie.  A typical oatmeal pie is sticky enough, I can't imagine it with molasses!:)

    The recipe below for "Amish Cake" is a popular one in Amish homes, although historically pineapple has not been an ingredient Amish cooks have had ample access to, so it must be a more recent entry into Amish kitchens.

     

    5.0 from 1 reviews
    Amish Oatmeal Molasses Pie
     
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    Prep time
    5 mins
    Cook time
    60 mins
    Total time
    1 hour 5 mins
     
    Serves: 1 pie
    Ingredients
    • 4 eggs, lightly beaten
    • 1 cup molasses
    • ¾ cup milk
    • 1 tablespoon melted butter
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 1½ cups quick-cooking oatmeal
    • ½ cup chopped walnuts
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 1 (9-inch) unbaked deep dish pie crust
    Instructions
    1. Preheat oven to 325.
    2. Mix all ingredients well and put into unbaked pie crust.
    3. Bake for one hour or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
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    Amish Cake
     
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    Prep time
    10 mins
    Cook time
    40 mins
    Total time
    50 mins
     
    Serves: 1 cake
    Ingredients
    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1½ cups white sugar
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 2 eggs, beaten
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
    • 1 cup chopped walnuts
    Instructions
    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
    2. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar and baking powder.
    3. Add eggs, vanilla and pineapple with juice.
    4. Blend well. Add walnuts and mix in.
    5. Pour into an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
    6. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C ) for 40 minutes.
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    3 Ingredient Yum Cake
     
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    Prep time
    5 mins
    Cook time
    35 mins
    Total time
    40 mins
     
    Serves: 1 cake
    Ingredients
    • 1 box cake mix, any flavor
    • 3 large eggs beaten
    • 1 can pie filling, any flavor
    Instructions
    1. n bowl, dump dry cake mix, eggs and pie filling. Stir together until well mixed. Bake in greased 9x13, 350 degrees for 35 minutes or test with toothpick for doneness.
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    5.0 from 1 reviews
    Classic Amish Spice Cake
     
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    Prep time
    10 mins
    Cook time
    40 mins
    Total time
    50 mins
     
    Serves: 1 cake
    Ingredients
    • 2 cups brown sugar
    • ½ cup butter or margarine, softened
    • 2 eggs
    • 2½ cups all-purpose flour
    • 1½ tsp. baking powder
    • 1 tsp. cinnamon
    • 1 tsp. nutmeg
    • 1 tsp. ground allspice
    • 1 tsp. ground cloves
    • 1 tsp. baking soda
    • 1 cup sour milk*
    • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
    Instructions
    1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
    2. Cream sugar and butter or margarine together until fluffy; add eggs and beat until light.
    3. Sift together all dry ingredients, then add them alternately with the milk to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition; mix in the vanilla.
    4. Pour batter into a greased 9 X 13-inch baking pan), bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes.
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    5.0 from 1 reviews
    Shoofly Cake
     
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    Prep time
    10 mins
    Cook time
    45 mins
    Total time
    55 mins
     
    Serves: 1 cake
    Ingredients
    • 4 cups White flour
    • 2⅔ cups Brown sugar
    • 1 cup Butter
    • Pinch of salt
    • 2 cups Boiling water
    • 1 cup Molasses
    • 2 teaspoons Baking soda
    Instructions
    1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9x13 baking pan.
    2. Mix flour, brown sugar, butter, and salt together and work into crumbs.
    3. Save 1 and ½ cups of crumbs for the top of the cake.
    4. Combine hot water, molasses, and baking soda, mixing well. Add ½ of liquid to crumbs. Mix until moist and smooth. Add remaining liquid and mix.
    5. Will be runny!
    6. Pour into prepared baking pan and top with reserved crumbs.
    7. Press crumbs lightly into top. Bake for 45 minutes.
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    HOMEMADE DATE PUDDING
     
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    Prep time
    15 mins
    Cook time
    40 mins
    Total time
    55 mins
     
    Serves: 6 servings
    Ingredients
    • 1 c. chopped dates
    • 1 c. boiling water
    • 1½ c. flour
    • 1 c. chopped nuts
    • ½ c. brown sugar
    • 1½ c. white sugar
    • 1 egg
    • 2 tsp. baking soda
    • 2 tbsp. butter
    • ½ tsp. salt
    • BROWN SUGAR SAUCE:
    • 1½ c. brown sugar
    • 1½ c. boiling water,1 tbsp. butter
    Instructions
    1. Cream butter, sugar, and egg together.
    2. Put dates, soda, and boiling water together; let set until cool and mix everything together.
    3. Pour in greased 9×13 pan and pour brown sugar sauce over top.
    4. Bake 40 minutes at 375 degrees.
    5. Cool, cut into chunks, mix with Cool Whip.
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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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    1. Dorothy

      June 04, 2020 at 5:56 pm

      Hi Kevin, The Amish cake that uses the pineapple is almost identical to a recipe I’ve made for over 20 years, except it uses a can of fruit cocktail in place of the pineapple. No surprise, it’s called Fruit Cocktail Cake and it’s delicious! I might try it with the pineapple, though.

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      • Kevin

        June 05, 2020 at 8:17 am

        Fruit cocktail cake? THat sounds fun!! I'll try that and you can try the pineapple!

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    2. Lyn Evans

      June 04, 2020 at 8:10 pm

      can't wait to try the shoofly cake as I LOVE shoofly pie! Also the spice cake is the recipe I have an use all the time. Very good!

      Reply
      • Kevin

        June 05, 2020 at 10:18 am

        I can't get enough of spice cake!

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