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Chocolate Chip Funny Cake Pie
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Chocolate Chip Funny Cake Pie is an old recipe with timeless appeal. Chocolate fudge is topped with a soft, buttery cake and baked inside a pie shell. Serve with ice cream for a delicious pie a la mode.
Ok, friends. I have a new “old” pie recipe for you today. We posted this way back when we first started Tastes of Lizzy T and decided it needed an update. This Chocolate Chip Funny Cake Pie is not only unique, it’s also delicious!
When you can’t decide whether you’re craving cake or pie, this dessert is for you. It’s a simple version of the popular piecaken!
Why you’ll love this cake pie recipe:
- A unique twist on pie…with chocolate and cake. Great for a birthday cake!
- A sweet chocolate syrup on the bottom and mini chocolate chips on top.
- The perfect pie for friends and family who don’t love fruit pies.
Where did Funny Cake Pie come from?
So where in the world did we get the name “Funny cake pie?” Well, as much as I’d like to take credit for it, I can’t. We came across it in an old Mennonite cookbook, being drawn in by the name.
It’s called a funny cake pie because of the way you make it. Some funny cake pie recipes call for the following layers: pie crust, cake batter, chocolate. Then when the pie bakes, the chocolate falls beneath the cake and ends up being right above the pie crust. You can make it that way if you’d like, but we make the cake pie with the chocolate starting just above the crust, where it belongs.
It’s one of those fun recipes, just like our crazy cake recipe!
Start with a Pie Crust
If you have time, make a homemade pie crust for this pie. Buttery, flaky, delicious.
This crust in the picture is our traditional pie crust recipe. If you’ve never tried it, you need to! This is Matt’s grandma’s pie crust recipe and it is simply perfection. Just place into a pie pan and crimp the edges, just like a normal pie.
How to Make Funny Cake Pie
- Prepare. Preheat the oven to 375º F. Have your unbaked 9″ pie crust ready to fill.
- Mix the wet ingredients, then the dry. In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar, butter, egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix together the baking powder and flour.
- Combine the two. Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture alternately with milk. Mix just until combined. Be careful not to overmix or it may make the cake tough.
- Prepare the chocolate sauce. In a separate bowl, combine the sugar and cocoa. Add the hot water and vanilla and whisk until combined completely.
- Assemble the cake pie. Pour the chocolate mixture into the pie crust, then spoon the cake batter over top the chocolate. Use the back of the spoon to gently spread the batter over top. Be careful doing this and don’t worry if it doesn’t cover the whole top. It will spread as it bakes. You want the fudgy chocolate to stay on the bottom of the pie and not get mixed in. Sprinkle the mini chocolate chips over the pie.
- Bake! Bake for 27-30 minutes until the cake is set.
Serving Suggestion
Top this chocolate chip pie with ice cream and drizzle with chocolate, caramel sauce or whipped cream. And don’t forget the cherry on top!
Storage Instructions
- Room temperature: Store in an airtight container on the counter for up to 36 hours.
- Refrigerator: It’s not necessary to refrigerate this dessert. If you’ll have any leftovers after 3 days, freeze.
- Freezer: Freeze whole or sliced in an airtight container for up to 2 months. Thaw at room temperature before eating.
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Funny Cake Pie
Chocolate Chip Funny Cake Pie is an old recipe with timeless appeal. Chocolate fudge is topped with a soft, buttery cake and bakes inside a pie shell. Top with ice cream for a delicious pie a la mode.
Servings 8
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Ingredients
- Pie pastry for one 9" crust
Top Part:
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar 100 grams
- 1/4 cup salted butter softened, 2 ounces
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 grams
- 1 teaspoon baking powder 4 grams
- 1 cup all purpose flour 130 grams
- 1/2 cup 2% milk 4 ounces
Lower Part:
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar 100 grams
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 33 grams
- 1/3 cup hot water 2.7 ounces
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 gram
For topping:
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Use a store bought single pie crust or your favorite pie crust recipe and press it into a 9" pie plate. Pie pastry for one 9" crust
- In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar, butter, egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix together the baking powder and flour. ½ cup granulated sugar, ¼ cup salted butter, 1 large egg, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 cup all purpose flour
- Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture alternately with milk. Mix just until combined. Be careful not to overmix or it may make the cake tough. ½ cup 2% milk
- In a separate bowl, combine the sugar and cocoa. Add the hot water and vanilla and whisk until combined completely. ½ cup granulated sugar, ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, ⅓ cup hot water, ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pour the chocolate mixture into the pie crust, then spoon the cake batter over top the chocolate. Use the back of the spoon to gently spread the batter over top. Be careful doing this and don’t worry if it doesn’t cover the whole top. It will spread as it bakes. You want the fudgy chocolate to stay on the bottom of the pie and not get mixed in.
- Sprinkle the mini chocolate chips over the pie. Bake for 27-30 minutes until the cake is set. ½ cup mini chocolate chips
- Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream.
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Notes
*If you make my grandma’s pie crust recipe, you can halve it since this recipe only uses a single crust.
Refer to the article above for more tips and tricks.
The calories shown are based on the pie being cut into 8 pieces, with 1 serving being 1 slice of pie. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box are calculated through a program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.**
Nutrition
Calories: 384kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 162mg | Potassium: 157mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 260IU | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 1.9mg
Hi, my daughter has an egg allergy and I was wondering what could I use instead of egg in this recipe ?
Can you tell me a good substitute for the all purpose flour to make it gluten free? Coconut flour and would it be 1:1? I can get a GF pie crust at the store…
Not a fan of this, it wasn’t really a pie or a cake. Tasted more like a runny muffin.
This recipe is outstanding! They is only 2 of us, so I half the recipe and put into 2 individual piecrust tins. But next time I’m going to make the whole recipe of the fudge chocolate layer. When you half it, it does not seem enough. Posted this recipe on my Facebook page so my friends can feel the love, as well.
Does “white sugar” mean regular sugar or powder sugar??
What can I use instead of egg so that doesn’t alter the taste of the recipie . Thank you
Can self rising flour be used instead of all purpose? I’ve always used self rising for everything when baking and it all turns out just fine. What’s the difference?
I made this for my husband and it was a big hit! I’m making it for the second time tonight. Very easy to make and tasty with vanilla ice cream.
I really enjoyed this recipe! My daughter called it muffin pie she thought it tasted like chocolate chip muffin. I might have done something wrong since i made my own baking powder. I had ran out if mine
This recipe turned out really well. I used the recipe for the pie crust. Ya’Lloyd solved a long standing problem for my family on why our crust never turned out tasty. We were using all purpose flour, the protein contents is higher than pastry flour. I searched all over tar nation for pastry flour, found myself at the local Mennonite store, should had started there first. We all know they know how to bake! This recipe was delicious. It made my wife’s 30th Birthday special. She could not decide between a cake nor a pie, I Googled cake pie and… Read more »
I noticed that 1/2 tsp vanilla is listed in the Top Part ingredients, however in the directions it doesn’t state when to mix that in (no mention of it). I only see mention of adding vanilla for the Bottom Part. Do I cream it in with the butter, sugar and egg? Thanks in advance!
Did you know that in traditional funny cake recipes, you put the cake batter in first and then pour the fudge sauce on top? I think that’s the “funny” part: the fudge sauce sinks down through the cake and leaves a crackly chocolate coating on top.
Baked this tonight for Thanksgiving. Cant’t wait to slice it up! Smells wonderful.
Funny cake–now that is interesting! This chocolate chip variation sounds awesome, I’d totally try a slice of this 🙂