Moravian Sugar Cake Recipe

Name: Moravian Sugar Cake
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 c. mashed potatoes (instant); 1 c. hot water; 3/4 c. butter or margarine; 7/8 c. sugar; 2 slightly beaten eggs; 2 envelopes dry yeast, dissolved in 1/2 c. lukewarm water; 2 tsp. salt; 4 to 5 c. plain flour; butter; light brown sugar; cinnamon

Servings: persons

1 c. mashed potatoes (instant)
1 c. hot water
3/4 c. butter or margarine
7/8 c. sugar
2 slightly beaten eggs
2 envelopes dry yeast, dissolved in 1/2 c. lukewarm water
2 tsp. salt
4 to 5 c. plain flour
butter
light brown sugar
cinnamon

1
Prepare instant mashed potatoes to make one cup.
2
(Do not use milk.)
3
Mix well the potatoes, hot water, butter, shortening, sugar and salt.
4
Cool to lukewarm.
5
Add eggs and dissolved yeast.
6
Stir in flour until dough resembles very heavy muffin batter.
7
Cover. Let rise in warm water until doubled.
8
Punch down (I let mine rise twice).
9
Spread in five 9-inch greased layer cake pans (or ungreased foil pans).
10
Cover; let rise to top of pans.
11
Punch holes in batter.
12
Sprinkle top of batter with cinnamon, fill holes with butter.
13
Cover tops of pans with brown sugar (with a small amount of flour).
14
Bake at 350u00b0 for 25 minutes or until brown.
15
Sugar cake freezes well.
16
To serve, thaw and warm gently.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 11 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 c. mashed potatoes (instant), 1 c. hot water, 3/4 c. butter or margarine, 7/8 c. sugar, and more.

Yes, Moravian Sugar Cake falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Moravian Sugar Cake

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