PA Dutch Old Joe Cake Jo Ellen's Kitchen 6 11 20

Lebanon PA, 6.11.2020: PA Dutch Old Joe Cake (Alletta Schadler’s Original Recipe) Jo Ellen's Kitchen
Dry Ingredients:
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
• 1 cup black coffee
• 1 cup cold milk
• ½ cup oil
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
Place dry ingredients together into a large bowl. Set aside.
Mix wet ingredients in a second bowl. Gradually add to dry ingredients and stir thoroughly. Batter will be thin. Pour into a greased and floured pan. If cake will be removed from the pan, first place a piece of wax paper on the bottom. Otherwise, the cake will be difficult to remove. Bake at 350 degrees 35-40 minutes in a 9”x12-13” pan, or 30 minutes in two 8” pans. Cool and frost with your favorite frosting.
Note: Cake does not rise a great deal, and may crack in the center. It is dark and moist. It’s better on the second day, so it is a good “do-ahead” cake.

Peanut Butter Icing
Ingredients:
• 3 cups 10x powdered sugar
• ½ cup Crisco
• ½ cup smooth peanut butter
• ½ cup milk
In a deep bowl, place 2 cups of 10X powdered sugar.
Add ½ cup of Crisco shortening.
Add ½ cup of smooth peanut butter.
Add ½ cup of milk. Mix, and then whip together until creamy and smooth.
Add another cup of 10X powdered sugar. Again, mix, and then whip until creamy and smooth.
Icing Cake in swirls.

[caroljohnson]

I cannot believe I found this recipe my aunt made this for years and never would tell anybody the secret of making it I’m almost 74 years old so I’ve waited a long time for this thank you thank you

[caroljohnson]

Thanks for the heart Joellen I just wanted to add that my aunt was born and raised in Lebanon Pennsylvania she was one of 14 children my mother was the 13th child their last name was pay for my aunt used to have her own restaurant the one that made the black Joe cake so I’m very grateful in this hits real close to home I’m now in South Carolina with a lot of southern cooking I have to get used to but enjoy but I certainly miss Pennsylvania Dutch cooking and Lebanon God bless you sweetheart thank you

[sue]

Milk, printed amount was 1 cup, however the screen displayed 2 cups and you verbalized 2 cups? Please clarify. Thanks for this, waving to you from Michigan. Great a tip about the duration of baking time depending on the pan. Also the info about how to tell when it’s done.

[kathleenjesiolowski]

What would Lettie do to correct a mistake like adding an full cup of milk more than what was in the recipe? O guess ill pour it into dessert dishes!