Best 5 Amish Ho Ho Cake Recipes

HO HO CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Add the remaining ingredients and whisk until smooth.
• Pour into a greased 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool completely.
• Meanwhile, start the filling. Whisk together the flour and cold milk in a saucepan. Cook over low heat until bubbly and thick. Set aside to cool.
• When cool, add the sugar, vanilla, and butter. Beat until smooth and fluffy. If it doesn't look like it's coming together, just keep beating it. Spread onto the cooled cake.
• To make the frosting. Beat together the butter, cocoa, hot water, vanilla, powdered sugar, and egg. Spread frosting over cream filling. Chill for 30 minutes before serving.

BEST HO HO CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• With your electric mixer, cream butter and shortening until combined.
• Slowly add the powdered sugar and beat until light and fluffy. This is usually about 2 minutes.
• Add vanilla, and mix to combine.
• Leave at room temperature and add a thick layer to the top of your cake once the cake is completely cooled. It is okay if you get a little crumb in your cream layer, no one is gonna notice.
• Place cake in refrigerator.
• In mixing bowl cream together butter and cocoa, add vanilla and 2 cups powdered sugar, 1/3 cup cream and mix together.
• Continue to add 2 cups powdered sugar and 1/3 cup cream on top of it and cream together. Adding the cream on top of the powdered sugar will help prevent it from flying all over your kitchen. Add a little water or more cream at the end to reach your preferred consistency. Your icing should be thick but smooth, creamy and easy to spread.
• Remove cake from the refrigerator and spread the icing over the cream layer.
• Return cake to the refrigerator to set for about an hour.

HOECAKES

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, beat eggs, buttermilk, water and 1/4 cup oil with whisk. Add to dry ingredients; stir just until combined.
• In cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat about 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat. For each hoecake, pour about 1/4 cup batter into hot skillet. Cook until browned on both sides. Repeat with remaining batter, adding more oil to skillet as needed.

EDNA'S HO HO CAKE

Steps:

• For filling, in a small saucepan, combine flour and milk until smooth; stir in 1/3 cup sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Transfer to a large bowl; cool. Beat in the shortening, butter, vanilla, salt and remaining sugar until smooth. Spread between cake layers., For glaze, melt butter and cocoa in a small saucepan. Whisk in confectioners' sugar and enough milk to achieve a drizzling consistency. Drizzle over top of cake, allowing some to drape down the sides.

HO HO CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare and bake cake as directed on the package for a 9 x 13 inch pan. Cool completely.
• Combine flour and milk in saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, until thick. Cool completely. Cream 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup margarine, and shortening. Add cooled milk mixture, and beat well. Spread over cake. Refrigerate.
• In a small bowl, beat egg. Stir in vanilla, melted chocolate, hot water, confectioner's sugar, and 1/2 cup margarine. Pour over second layer. Refrigerate.