Shoo Fly Cake | Shoo Fly Cake Recipes | Shoo Fly Cake Recipe

Funny cake is kind of a cake/pie combination,

as is Shoo-fly pie. It has a cake "filling"

surrounded by a pie crust. Also, like shoo fly pie,

it has a "wet bottom" - a layer of chocolate goo

between the pie crust bottom and the cake top....

and funny cake is very, very good!!!

3 unbaked 8-inch pie shells

Chocolate bottom layer

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup cocoa

3/4 cup water

1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation -

Combine above ingredients. Cook, stirring constantly just to boilng, lower heat and simmer gently 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside.

Cake layer1 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cup butter or margerine

2 eggs

1 cup milk

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. vanilla

2 1/2 cups flour