Country Amish Funeral Cake 1965

• Cake
• room temp. butter1 cup
• granulated sugar↗1 cup
• dark brown sugar↗1 cup
• vanilla extract↗2 teaspoons
• all-purpose flour↗3 cups
• salt↗1 1⁄2 teaspoons
• fresh dairy buttermilk, at room temperature↗2 cups
• Topping
• butter, melted↗7 tablespoons
• dark brown sugar↗1 cup
• grated fresh nutmeg1⁄4 teaspoon
• whole milk↗1⁄4 cup
• chopped pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts1⁄2 cup

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven 350 degrees F.

2. 2

   Grease a 9 x 13 cake pan.

3. 3

   In mixer bowl cream butter and sugars well for three minutes.

4. 4

   In a small bowl whisk the flour and salt.

5. 5

   Add the flour and salt to the butter mixture, alternating with the buttermilk.

6. 6

   Beginning and ending with the flour.

7. 7

   Pour into pan and bake.

8. 8

   Bake 35 minutes until top springs back when touched.

9. 9

   Combine all topping ingredients together in a mixer bowl, then stir in the nuts.

10. 10

    When cake is finished, turn temp. to broil.

11. 11

    Pour topping all over the cake, and place under broiler at a distance of 8 inches below.

12. 12

    Broil for three minutes, until brown and bubbling.

13. 13

    Remove cool on rack.

14. 14

    Cut and serve from cake pan.