This cake recipe is from the central Pennsylvania region where I grew up. NO ONE does desserts better than the Amish! The traditional recipe uses shortening, but if you’d like to replace it with butter, that works too. Either way, this ain’t no diet cake, but it’s not too unhealthy either. Lots of the sweetness comes from the applesauce.
Have you ever had Shoo Fly Pie? It’s completely heaven!
That looks so good. I just might have to try making this. I’ve never had anything from the Amish but I hear everything is so good.