Amish Ho Ho Cake Recipes

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.

AMISH HO HO CAKE

Steps:

• Cook .1 cup milk, 3 tbls flour and 1/2 cup white sugar -- leave the lid on so no skin forms -- cool and mix together the following -- 1/2 cup margarine, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup crisco shortening,pinch of slat and 1 tsp vanilla --
• add to first mixture and beat well.
• you can spread this between the two layers of cake, or cut each layer in half and you would have 3 layers of filling instead of one.
• to prepare the topping ingredients.
• melt butter and add cocoa powder and blend.add 1/4 cup boiling water and powdered sugar til thick enough --
• pour over cake -- make it thin enough so it will drip over the edges.
• I have really taken some liberties with this recipe for filling -- I have baked different flavored cakes.and use the filling from this.and made glaze co-ordinate with cake flavor.this is a great all purpose recipe -- many ways to use this idea.

HOE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a well-seasoned cast iron skillet with the shortening, and place it in the oven as it heats.
• Whisk together the flour and milk in a bowl, to make a thick but still runny batter.
• Remove the hot greased skillet from the preheated oven, and quickly sprinkle a pinch of garlic salt over the bottom of the skillet. Immediately pour in the batter, and sprinkle the top with a pinch of garlic salt.
• Return the skillet to the oven, and bake in the preheated oven until the cake has risen and the top is golden brown, about 20 minutes.

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 cake as directed on package for two round pans.
• When cool, "slice" through cakes to make 4 "thin" cakes.
• Beat sugar, shortening, vanilla, milk, salt and water for 7 minutes.
• Add powdered sugar and beat for 5 minutes longer.
• Lay one layer of cake on plate.
• Spread Cream filling on top only, do not go all the way to the edge.
• Lay another layer of cake on this.
• Spread cream filling on this too.
• Again layer and filling until you have all four layers on here.
• Ice the whole cake with the chocolate icing.