Mom and Nana were great bakers and my Mom could turn out the best pie crust on earth blindfolded, but we seemed to have more […]
Cakes
Mini Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
For those not familiar with this Coalcracker/PA Dutch treat, a whoopie pie is made with two soft cake-like cookies with a fluffy filling sandwiched in […]
Apie Cake (aka AP, Apea, Apee, Apies, or Apeas Cake)
Apie cake (and it’s various spellings) is a Pennsylvania thing; more specifically, a Pennsylvania Dutch thing — even more specifically, a mid- and south-eastern Pennsylvania […]
Cup of Joe Cake
My Pappy always claimed he liked his coffee “really strong”. It took me awhile to realize he preferred it that way so it would hold […]
Boiled Cake (aka Depression Cake, War Cake, Poor Man’s Cake)
This cake is commonly known as a ” Depression Era” cake. These cakes are also known as “war cakes” and the popularity of recipes date […]
Pennsylvania Dutch Funny Cake
A spoonful of sugar We Pennsylvania Dutch like our sweets, and oooey gooey takes the prize every time in my Coalcracker Kitchen! When thinking of […]