Best Funeral Cake Recipes

COUNTRY AMISH FUNERAL CAKE 1965

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 9 x 13 cake pan.
• In mixer bowl cream butter and sugars well for three minutes.
• In a small bowl whisk the flour and salt.
• Add the flour and salt to the butter mixture, alternating with the buttermilk.
• Beginning and ending with the flour.
• Pour into pan and bake.
• Bake 35 minutes until top springs back when touched.
• Combine all topping ingredients together in a mixer bowl, then stir in the nuts.
• When cake is finished, turn temp. to broil.
• Pour topping all over the cake, and place under broiler at a distance of 8 inches below.
• Broil for three minutes, until brown and bubbling.
• Remove cool on rack.
• Cut and serve from cake pan.

TEXAS FUNERAL CAKE

Steps:

• CAKE: PRE-HEAT OVEN TO 375 MIX TOGETHER IN A LARGE BOWL: 2 CUPS FLOUR 2 CUPS SUGAR 1 TSP. BAKING SODA 1 TSP. CINNAMON 1 TSP. VANILLA 2 EGGS ½ CUP BUTTERMILK BRING FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS TO BOIL: 2 STICKS BUTTER ½ CUP COCOA 1 CUP WATER COMBINE INTO FLOUR MIXTURE. SPREAD COMBINED INGREDIENTS EVENLY ACROSS A GREASED, FLOURED COOKIE SHEET. FROSTING: WHILE CAKE IS BAKING: MELT ONE STICK UNSALTED BUTTER ADD TO BUTTER: ½ CUP COCOA 6 TBSP. WHOLE MILK 1 LB. CONFECTIONERS SUGAR KEEP FROSTING ON LOW HEAT UNTIL MEDIUM RUNNY. ADD: 1 CUP CHOPPED WALNUTS 1 TSP. VANILLA (Test the frosting for doneness: drop a small drop of frosting in cold water. If it forms a ball, it is ready to be used on cake)

KENTUCKY FUNERAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter and flour a 9-inch springform pan.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a bowl cream together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs one at a time and beat thoroughly. Fold in the flour mixture alternately with the milk. Stir in vanilla.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees and bake 60 to 70 minutes longer, until the cake is brown and a cake tester comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes, then unmold and continue cooling.

KENTUCKY FUNERAL CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preparation time; 20 minutes Cooking time: hour and 20 minutes Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter and flour a 9-inch springform Sift together the flour, baking and salt. Set aside. In a bowl cream together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs one at a time and beat thoroughly. Fold in the flour mixture alternately with the milk. Stir vanilla. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees and bake 60 to 70 minutes longer. until the cake is brown and a cake tester comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes. then unmold and continue cooling Yield: 1 large cake.

FUNERAL CAKE

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl; set aside. Mix together egg and apples; add to flour mixture. Stir in walnuts. Spread in a lightly greased 8"x8" baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Serve warm, drizzled with Caramel Sauce.
• Caramel Sauce --- last 6 ingredients
• Combine brown sugar, flour and salt in a small saucepan. Gradually add water; stir until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Cook for one to 2 minutes, until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla.

EASY FUNERAL POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Bake cake according to package directions on box. Let cool for 20 minutes.
• Mix butterschotch topping with condensed milke.
• Poke holes in cake with end of wooden spoon. Pour the mixture in holes and over cake. Let cool.
• Ice with Cool Whip and top with crushed candy bars.