Phila Butter Cake
Phila Butter Cake might be a good recipe to expand your dessert recipe box. This recipe serves 20. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 2g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 276 calories. 7 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. A mixture of butter, vanillan extract, egg, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.
Instructions
Combine 1/4 cup white sugar, shortening and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Beat in the egg and mix for one minute or until well blended
Dissolve the yeast in the warm milk.
Add the milk and yeast mixture, vanilla and 2 1/2 cups flour to the shortening mixture.
Mix for 3 minutes with a dough hook or with hands.
Turn dough out on a floured board and knead for one minute.
Place dough in a medium size lightly greased bowl, cover and set in a warm place to rise for 1 hour.
While dough is rising prepare gooey butter topping.
Combine the remaining sugar, butter and salt.
Add the egg and corn syrup.
Add the flour, water and vanilla and mix to combine. Set aside.
Grease two 9x9 inch square baking pans.
Divide dough into two pieces and place them into the prepared pans. Crimp the edges halfway up the sides of the pans to prevent the topping from running underneath. With a fork poke wholes into he bottom of the dough. Divide the topping into two equal parts and spread over the dough in each pan.
Let the cakes stand for 20 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Bake cakes for 30 minutes. Do not overbake, the topping should stay gooey. After the cakes have cooled sprinkle tops with confectioners' sugar.