Moravian Sugar Cake

I am attempting the recipe for Moravian Sugar Cake and hope to bring to our meeting this month. Wish me luck!

Helen Bomberger's Moravian Sugar Cake



Sugar Cake:

1 package (or cake) yeast

1/4 cup lukewarm water

1/3 cup Crisco® shortening

1-1/2 teaspoons salt

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup mashed potatoes

1/2 cup scalded milk

3-1/2 cups flour

1 egg


Add yeast to lukewarm water, set aside. Cream shortening and sugar. Beat in egg. Add mashed potatoes and salt. Add yeast water to cooled milk and add that to mixture. Add flour and mix until it forms a solid dough. Knead the dough until smooth. Place dough in large greased bowl, cover with cloth, set in warm place. Let dough rise 3-4 hours, until it doubles in size. Pat out dough in 2 greased 9 x 13 pans and let rise again for another 1 1/2 hours. Punch holes across the top of the dough in 2-inch intervals. Fill holes with bits of butter and cover with crumb topping. Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Makes two 9x13 pans.


Crumb Topping:

1/2 pound brown sugar

1-1/2 tablespoons flour

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/8 cup butter in small bits
© 2000 Liz Curtis Higgs