Amish Cake

By KimberlyB

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 3/4 cups brown sugar
• 1 tsp crushed cloves
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1 tsp allspice
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 40mins
Adapted from amish365.com

Preparation

Step 1

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.