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Pennsylvania Dutch Cake and Custard Pie

Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Jan 12, 2010
Bake-Off® Contest 35, 1992
Gladys Fulton
Summerville, South Carolina
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Applesauce and sour cream add fresh flavor and a custard-like filling to this take-off of a shoofly pie.

Pennsylvania Dutch Cake and Custard Pie

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 25 min
  • Ingredients 19
  • Servings 10
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Ingredients

Crust

Filling

  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Pillsbury BEST® all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon apple pie spice*
  • 1 cup applesauce
  • 2/3 cup sour cream
  • 1/3 cup molasses
  • 1 egg, beaten

Cake

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 cup sour milk**
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/4 cups Pillsbury BEST® all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Glaze

  • 1/2 to 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons brewed coffee

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Place pie crust in 9-inch glass pie pan or 9-inch deep-dish glass pie pan as directed on box for One-Crust Filled Pie.
  • Step 
    2
    Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, mix 1/3 cup granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and the apple pie spice. Stir in remaining filling ingredients until well blended; set aside.
  • Step 
    3
    In small bowl with electric mixer, beat 1/2 cup granulated sugar and the butter on medium speed until well blended. Beat in sour milk, 1 egg and the vanilla (mixture will look curdled). On low speed, beat in flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Spoon into crust-lined pan. Carefully pour filling mixture over batter.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 50 to 65 minutes or until center springs back when touched lightly and top is deep golden brown (filling will sink to bottom during baking).
  • Step 
    5
    In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and coffee until smooth and desired drizzling consistency. Drizzle over warm pie. Serve warm.

Nutrition

380 Calories
14g Total Fat
4g Protein
58g Total Carbohydrate
32g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size:
Calories
380
Calories from Fat
130
Total Fat
14g
21%
Saturated Fat
7g
36%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
65mg
22%
Sodium
380mg
16%
Potassium
260mg
8%
Total Carbohydrate
58g
19%
Dietary Fiber
1g
3%
Sugars
32g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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