Moravian Sugar Cake
- 1 c. mashed potatoes (instant)
- 1 c. hot water
- 3/4 c. butter or margarine
- 7/8 c. sugar
- 2 slightly beaten eggs
- 2 envelopes dry yeast, dissolved in 1/2 c. lukewarm water
- 2 tsp. salt
- 4 to 5 c. plain flour
- butter
- light brown sugar
- cinnamon
- Prepare instant mashed potatoes to make one cup.
- (Do not use milk.)
- Mix well the potatoes, hot water, butter, shortening, sugar and salt.
- Cool to lukewarm.
- Add eggs and dissolved yeast.
- Stir in flour until dough resembles very heavy muffin batter.
- Cover. Let rise in warm water until doubled.
- Punch down (I let mine rise twice).
- Spread in five 9-inch greased layer cake pans (or ungreased foil pans).
- Cover; let rise to top of pans.
- Punch holes in batter.
- Sprinkle top of batter with cinnamon, fill holes with butter.
- Cover tops of pans with brown sugar (with a small amount of flour).
- Bake at 350u0b0 for 25 minutes or until brown.
- Sugar cake freezes well.
- To serve, thaw and warm gently.
mashed potatoes, water, butter, sugar, eggs, yeast, salt, flour, butter, light brown sugar, cinnamon
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=526054 (may not work)