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Old-Fashioned Amish Cake

Old-Fashioned Amish Cake

5 from 1 vote
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.
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