funny cake a/k/a chocolate breakfast cake

Name: Funny Cake a/k/a Chocolate Breakfast Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 cup(s) oil; 2 - eggs; 2 cup(s) flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 cup(s) milk; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 2 - pie crusts (store bought); 1 cup(s) sugar (this starts the chocolate sauce); 1/2 cup(s) cocoa powder; 1 cup(s) hot water

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Stephanie Dodd

Kansas City, MO

Updated on Feb 6, 2014

I am told this Funny Cake is localized to Pennsylvania and was given to me by a Pennsylvania native who indicated it is used as a breakfast cake. I absolutely loved it as it is not too sweet and would be perfect with a hot cup of coffee or tea.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Convection Oven

yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup oil
2 - eggs
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 - pie crusts (store bought)
1 cup sugar (this starts the chocolate sauce)
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 cup hot water

How To Make funny cake a/k/a chocolate breakfast cake

Step 1

350 degree oven. Use your favorite pie crust recipe or store bought crust. Makes two pies.

Step 2

In large bowl, cream together sugar, oil and eggs. Mix the flour and baking powder together in a small bowl and add it to the sugar mixture. Beat in the milk and vanilla. Beat until nice and fluffy; about two minutes.
Step 3

For the Chocolate Sauce: Mix the 1 cup of sugar with 1/2 cup cocoa and dissolve in 1 cup hot water. Pour the cake batter into the pie shells. Add the chocolate sauce over the top of the cake batter.
Step 4

Bake for one hour. ENJOY!!
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