Back in the Saddle

What better an occasion to bake a cake than a birthday? Yes, husband’s birthday spawned the most recent recipe testing out in my world. Not only did I make Lasy Daisy cake (is it Lasy as in LAZY or Laisy?), but I also made husband’s favorite (and Pass the Perogies tested recipe) of Nana’s Stroganoff.

Honestly, I wasn’t quite sure how the cake would work out. Halfway through mixing the batter, there was a lot of eyebrow raising going on. This is a fairly typical expression when I venture out into dessert making because it is unchartered territory for me. Like, it was quite thick during the “folding” section until you added the melted butter/milk mixture. Needless to say, I was surprisingly pleased with the result--it is a not too sweet, denser white cake balanced off with a sweet and crunchy coconut topping.

So, the recipe (b/c I think we should throw these in occasionally for our folks that read this site!) just as it came in the e-mail:

"1 cup flour

1/4 tsp salt

2 large eggs

1 cup sugar

2 tbsp butter
1/2 cup hot milk
1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla

Topping: 1/2 cup margarine and 1 cup coconut (type not specified but I bet sweetened would be good)
Preheat oven to 375

Mix flour, baking powder and salt together - set aside. Beat eggs until thick and nearly white. Add sugar gradually to beaten eggs. Add vanilla. Fold dry ingredients itno egg mixutre,. melt butter with milk and add to batter. Bake for 30 minutes in a greased pan... (no size shape specified in recipe). Once cooked, remove from oven and add topping mixture.

Topping mixture.... melt half a cup of margarine. Add coconut, spread on cake -= place under brpoiler untol brown"

A few notes: I cooked in a round 9” cake pan. I used sweetened coconut. I think I used about ½-1 cup of coconut with butter for the topping. Margarine worked out fine. I think a tsp. of coconut flavoring in the batter may be nice. I also think drizzling with a nice dark chocolate would be a good final dressing. Easy to make, too!