Old Fashioned Omaha Cake Recipe
You don’t even need a bunch of steps for this Old Fashioned Omaha Cake Recipe. You pour some batter in the pan, then add some yummy pie filling in the middle. Then you pour the rest of the batter on top and bake it. That’s it!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 21-ounce can pie filling (your choice: cherry, apple, peach)
- 1 cup fruit preserves + 1 tablespoon cornstarch + ¼ cup water
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Go ahead and preheat that oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish with a little butter or cooking spray.
- In a big ol’ bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Stir it together. Then add the eggs, vanilla, buttermilk, and oil. Mix everything just until smooth. No mixer needed-just your trusty spoon.
- Pour half of the batter into your greased baking dish and spread it out nice and even.
- Spoon on your choice of pie filling. If you’re using preserves like I did, just mix them with a tablespoon of cornstarch and ¼ cup water in a small pan over low heat until thickened-then spread it over the batter.
- Now pour the rest of the cake batter right on top of the filling. Gently spread it out to cover everything. Pop the pan in the oven and bake for 30–40 minutes, or until the top is golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
- While the cake is baking, mix powdered sugar and milk in a bowl until you get a thin, pourable icing. When the cake’s out of the oven and still warm, drizzle that icing right over the top with a spoon. You might not need it all-just enough to give it a sweet, glossy finish.
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Notes
Let the cake cool completely before covering it. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, or refrigerate it if your kitchen gets warm. It also freezes beautifully-just wrap individual slices in plastic wrap and pop ’em in the freezer for up to a month.