What you will need: 

• 3/4 cup butter, softened or at room temperature
  
• 1 cup sugar
  
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 3 ounces of cream cheese, softened or at room temperature
• 1 3/4 cups sifted flour
  
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup powdered/confectioners’ sugar 
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9 inch loaf pan
Cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla until fluffy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time. Add the cream cheese until well combined.

Add the flour, baking powder, and salt to the mixture.
Add buttermilk gradually and blend until smooth and creamy.

Pour the batter into a prepared pan.

Bake until knife comes out clean, about 1 hour.
Remove to a rack and let the cake rest in the pan for 10 minutes.

In a small bowl, combine the confectioners’ sugar with lemon juice, and spread on the warm cake.

Funeral Pie- Amish

• Prep 30 m
  
• Cook 45 m
  
• Ready In 4 h 15 m
  

Ingredients

• 2 cups raisins
  
• 2 cups water
  
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  
• 1/2 cup white sugar
  
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  

• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  
• 1 pinch salt
  
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  
• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie
  

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Line a pan with half the pastry and chill.
   
2. Place the raisins and 2/3 cup of the water in a saucepan and heat over medium heat for 5 minutes.
   
3. Combine the sugars, cornstarch, spices, and salt in a bowl and, mixing all the time, slowly add the remaining water. Add this mixture to the heating raisins. Cook and stir until the mixture starts to bubble. Add the vinegar and butter and heat until the butter is melted. Cool until room temperature.
   
4. Pour into the prepared shell and top with the second crust. Bake 25 minutes or until golden. Cool completely before serving.