Best Buttery Snack Cake With Broiled Topping Recipes

LAZY DAISY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°Fahrenheit. Grease with shortening, then dust with flour an 8" square or 9" round baking pan.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs until frothy.
• Add the sugar, beating at high speed until mixture is thickened and turns a lemon color.
• Mix in the flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, heat the milk and butter together to boiling. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
• Add the heated milk to the ingredients in the bowl and beat to combine.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes, until the top springs back when you touch it. Allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes.
• Turn on the broiler to "low" in the oven.
• While the cake is cooling, make the topping.
• Melt the butter in a microwave safe bowl.
• Add the brown sugar, milk and coconut, stirring to combine.
• Pour the topping over the warm cake, and place under the broiler for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and bubbling. Watch it closely! Cakes under the broiler can burn easily.
• Store the cake at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
• Freeze any leftovers in an airtight container for up to a month.

BROILED COCONUT TOPPING

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients well.
• Spread mixture over a slightly warm cake.
• Set your oven to broil.
• Place cake approximately 5 inches from the heat source and broil until topping bubbles and browns slightly.
• WATCH CAREFULLY AS THIS CAN BURN VERY EASILY!

BUTTERY SNACK CAKE WITH BROILED TOPPING

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350°. Grease bottom and sides of square pan, 8 X 8 X 2 or 9 X 9 X 2 inches, or round pan, 9 X 1 1/2 inches, with shortening lightly flour.2. Beat all ingredients except Broiled Coconut Frosting with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.3. Bake 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Make Broiled Coconut Frosting.4. Set oven control to broil. Carefully spread frosting over hot cake. Broil with top of cake about 4 inches from heat about 2 minutes or until frosting is light brown. Watch carefully so frosting does not burn. Cool 15 minutes. Serve warm or cool.Broiled Coconut Frosting1 cup flaked coconut1/3 cup packed brown sugar1/4 cup butter or stick margarine, softened**2 tablespoons half-and-half or milkMix all ingredients.*If using self-rising flour, omit baking powder and salt.**Spreads with at least 65% vegetable oil can be used.NUTRITION FACTS: 1 Serving Calories 350 (Calories from Fat 145) Fat 16g (Saturated 11g) Cholesterol 60mg Sodium 340mg Carbohydrate 49g (Dietary Fiber 1g) Protein 4g % DAILY VALUE: Vitamin A 12% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 8% Iron 6% DIET EXCHANGES: Not RecommendedFrom "Betty Crocker's Complete Cookbook, Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today, 9th Edition." Text Copyright 2000 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

HOT MILK SPONGE CAKE WITH BROILED TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*. Grease a 9 x 9 baking dish.
• In a small bowl, beat eggs for 4 minutes.
• Slowly add sugar. Beat 4 minutes.
• Add vanilla and mix thoroughly.
• In a separate bowl combine dry ingredients.
• Add to the egg mixture and mix just until blended.
• Heat milk and butter just until milk starts to foam.
• Add to batter and mix well.
• Bake for 25 minutes at 350*. Frost while warm.
• Topping:.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add coconut and mix well.
• Spread on cake while warm.
• Broil for 4 - 5 minutes, or until golden brown.
• You MUST keep an eye on this as it will burn very easily.

JAMAICAN BANANA CAKE WITH BROILED TOPPING

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350ºF. Spray a 13x9-inch pan with no-stick flour spray.
• CREAM butter, sugar, vanilla and eggs in large bowl until creamy and slightly fluffy. Add milk, bananas, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Beat at low speed of electric mixer until blended, scraping bowl constantly. Beat at medium speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in nuts. Pour into prepared pan.
• BAKE for 40 to 45 minutes, or until golden brown and wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes.
• SET oven to broil. Combine butter, brown sugar and milk in small saucepan. Cook on medium heat, stirring constantly about 2 minutes, or until shortening melts. Stir in coconut and nuts. Spread over warm cake. Broil 4 inches from heat for 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden brown, watching carefully. Cool completely.