Amish Spice Cake Recipes

Steps:

• To Make Starter: Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add 1 tablespoon white sugar, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 cup of the flour, and 1 cup of the milk in a non-metal bowl and stir with a non-metal spoon until creamy. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let stand in a warm place for two days to ferment. It will become bubbly and have a sour odor. Do not place in refrigerator. On second day, third day, and fourth day: stir. On fifth day, add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk, and stir. On sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth day: stir. On tenth day add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup milk. Reserve 1 cup starter; pour remaining starter, 1 cup each, into 3 containers to give away to friends if desired. Starter is enough for 8 loaves.
• To Make Cakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 8 or 9 inch loaf pans.
• Mix 1 cup of the starter, oil, baking powder, eggs, 1 cup of the sugar, 2 cups of the flour, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt, vanilla, and chopped nuts. Stir in the baking soda just before pouring the batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Bananas, dates, or raisins can be added for variety.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x9 inch baking pan.
• Combine and sift sugar, flour, soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk and oil. Mix until combined, then add nuts.
• Pour into a 9x9 inch pan and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.and grease and flour bottom of 9x13 pan.
• For cake: cream butter and sugar together until fluffy.
• Blend in buttermilk or sour milk and 2 teaspoons of baking soda, there should be some foaming.
• Add 3 cups flour and mix until blended.
• Add vanilla last.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and Bake 25-30 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean.
• For topping: blend soft butter, milk, brown sugar and nuts in a small bowl.
• When cake comes out of oven and is still warm, spread with topping mixture and return to oven to bake until bubbly. About 1-2 minutes.
• Remove from oven again and cool.

Steps:

• Amish Friendship Cake Initial STARTER:.
• Day 1-Day 14:.
• 1 cup cubed pineapple, drained.
• 1 cup sugar.
• 2 T. Brandy.
• Combine in a glass gallon jar. Let set it set for 2 weeks.
• Cover loosely with aluminum foil, with a wooden spoon inserted through the foil to stir daily-DO NOT REMOVE FOIL OR SPOON!
• Be sure to stir daily.
• Day 15:.
• Add 1 cup Marachino cherries including the juice.
• 1 cup sugar.
• 2 T. Brandy.
• Let set two more weeks, stirring daily.
• Day 30:.
• Strain the fruit from the juice using a plastic strainer. (DO NOT USE A METAL STRAINER.).
• The resulting "juice" is the "starter" for your Amish Friendship Cake.
• Amish Frienship Cake Secondary STARTER:.
• First we prepare another starter from the starter above.
• 1 1/2 cups starter, prepared above.
• 1 lg. can sliced peaches, with juice.
• 2 1/2 cups sugar.
• Put peaches and juice in a gallon jar. Stir once a day for 10 days:.
• On the 10th day, Add:.
• 2 1/2 cups sugar.
• 1 20 oz. can pineapple chunks and juice.
• Stir every day for 10 days.
• On the 20th Day, Add:.
• 2 1/2 cups sugar.
• 1 10 oz. jar Marachino cherries and juice.
• 1 20 oz. can fruit cocktail and juice.
• Stir every day for 10 days.
• On the 30th Day:.
• Drain liquid from fruit.
• Divide the juice into 5-6 jars each containing 1 1/2 cups of juice.
• Give to friends, and keep one for yourself.
• Your friends can now start with the starter you have given them, and make the 30 day cake directly.
• Divide fruit in thirds. You can freeze 2/3 of the fruit to use later.
• Note:.
• When putting fruit or juice in jars, leave jars on the counter & DO NOT REFRIGERATE! DO NOT PUT LID ON TIGHT, set it on top of jar - loosely! DO NOT PUT JUICE IN THE REFRIGERATOR!
• Amish Friendship Cake:.
• Cake 1 yellow cake mix, without pudding in it.
• 2/3 cup oil.
• 4 eggs.
• 1/3 of the fruit, prepared with the starter above.
• 1 cup nuts, chopped.
• 1 box Vanilla instant pudding.
• Mix all ingredients together, and bake in a greased Bundt pan at 350, for 50 minutes or until done.
• Important Note:.
• Do not use a metal strainer when straining the fruit.
• When adding fruit and juice to the jar, leave it on the counter & DO NOT REFRIGERATE! DO NOT PUT LID ON TIGHT. Set it on top loosely! DO NOT PUT JUICE IN THE REFRIGERATOR!
• I frost my cakes with Cream Cheese frosting and top with walnuts.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter.
• Add the sugar and beat until fluffy.
• Add egg and beat until blended, then mix in the baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• Add the flour and stir just until blended.
• Stir in the apples and nuts.
• Pour into an oiled 9 inch round cake pan (I use a glass pie plate) and bake for 30 minutes or until the top springs back when touched lightly in the center.
• Prepare sauce.
• In a saucepan, melt the butter, brown sugar, and salt.
• Bring to a boil, stirring with a whisk, then remove from heat and whisk in the vanilla and the cream.
• (The sauce can be made ahead of time and reheated over hot water.) Serve the cake warm with the hot caramel sauce and a dollop of whipped cream.
• The cake gets better as it ages, keeps for a week in the refrigerator, and also freezes well.
• It can be reheated in the microwave.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first eight ingredients; cook and stir over medium-low heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; cool. , In a large bowl, beat egg yolks; gradually stir in spice mixture. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; gradually add to spice mixture until blended. Stir in pecans. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form; fold into the batter. , Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 325° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add vanilla and salt. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. To decorate, spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake, leaving cake slightly exposed on the sides. If desired, top with pecans, cinnamon sticks, fresh bay leaves, fresh rosemary sprigs and confectioners' sugar. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Beat the eggs, then add the milk and sugar.
• sift 2 cups of flour to baking powder and salt.
• add to the milk, sugar, and egg mixture.
• mix well, adding more flour to mixture until it becomes a smooth batter and not too thick.
• The funnel should have an opening of at least 1/2 inch and be able to hold around a cup of batter.
• put your finger over the bottom and add the cup of batter. remove your finger and allow the batter to pour into the center of the oil. Be careful, the oil may splash a little.
• gradually 'swirl' the batter outward in a circular motion or criss cross back and forth to make a cake about 7 to 8 inches around.
• Check it with a pair of tongs and turn it when the bottom becomes golden brown.
• it's usually pretty fragile and will probably try to break on you when flipping. when both sides are done -- remove and place and paper towel to drain oil.
• you can top with powdered sugar, syrup,etc --
• enjoy. It will make about 6 cakes.
• If you don't have a funnel, you can twist a paper plate into a 'funnel', it will probably be a little messy unless you can tape it up or something.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x11-inch cake pan.
• Combine flour, white sugar, brown sugar, butter, and baking soda in a bowl until crumbly. Transfer 1 cup of crumbs to a small bowl and set aside. Add buttermilk and cinnamon to remaining crumbs and mix until batter is just combined and moist. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan and sprinkle reserved crumbs on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.

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.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
• Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Cream brown sugar and butter together in a separate large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, until well incorporated. Gradually add buttermilk, followed by vanilla extract, and mix until well combined.
• Add flour mixture to butter mixture in thirds, alternating with hot water, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients, beating just until combined. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove baking dish from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to completely cool.