`Funny cake' looks like pie; no joke about taste

Funny, it doesn't look like a cake. In fact, the marvelousrecipe that follows is more like a pie. It starts with a crust;then a batter is poured in and topped with a chocolate sauce. Thesauce sinks down into the pie to create a rich layer next to thecrust. That's the funny part. There's nothing funny about theflavor however. That's delicious.

Here is my recipe for funny cake that I have in my collection.

FUNNY CAKE

1 (9-inch) deep-dish pie crust 1 1/4 cups flour1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 plus 2/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup shortening 1/2 cup milk2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided 1 …