Funny Cake Pie Recipe

Serves: 8 Save

Ingredients (13)

  • 1 store-bought pie crust or 1/2 recipe easy pie dough, see notes
  • 144g all-purpose flour (about 5 ounces; 1 1/8 cups all-purpose flour)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons (6g) baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume
  • 56g unsalted butter (2 ounces; 4 tablespoons), softened
  • 150g granulated sugar (about 5 1/4 ounces; 3/4 cup)
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup (120ml) whole milk
  • 100g granulated sugar (3 1/2 ounces; 1/2 cup)
  • 26g unsweetened cocoa powder (about 1 ounce; 1/3 cup)
  • 1/3 cup (80ml) boiling water
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

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