Lazy Daisy Cake
A moist hot milk cake topped with a broiled coconut brown sugar topping. This tasty cake stays moist for days, so it is an excellent make ahead dessert.
Servings: 20
Equipment
- 9 X13 baking pan broiler safe
- 1 Medium bowl
- Stand Mixer
- Medium saucepan
Ingredients
Hot Milk Cake
- 2 cups unbleached all purpose flour spooned and levelled
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk
- ¼ cup butter
Brown Sugar Coconut Topping
- ¾ cup butter
- 1½ cups packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup whole milk
- ¼ cup whipping cream
- 2 cups coconut unsweetened or sweetened
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.Grease and flour a broiler safe 9×13 baking pan.
- Add flour, baking powder and salt to a medium bowl. Whisk to combine. Set aside.
- In bowl of stand mixer, add eggs, granulated sugar and pure vanilla extract.
- Beat on medium high speed until light and thick (about 5 minutes).
- While egg mixture is beating, add milk and butter to a small saucepan. Heat until hot but not boiling. Turn of heat.
- Add dry ingredients to beaten egg mixture in stand mixer and mix on medium speed just to incorporate.
- With stand mixer in low speed, add hot milk in a slow and steady stream. Be careful of splashes. Scrape down sides and mix again just until well combined.
- Pour batter into prepared baking pan. Bake in preheated 350℉ oven for 32 to 35 minutes or until toothpick test comes out clean.
- Let cake rest while you prepare the topping.
- Add all topping ingredients to medium saucepan. Stir constantly over low medium heat just until butter melts. Bring to a boil then turn off heat.
- Stir in coconut.
- Spread topping evenly over warm cake.
- Don't raise the oven rack and place cake in oven. Turn broiler on. Watch carefully. Bake just until topping is bubbly all over and just begins to turn light brown ( approximately 2 minutes).
- Let cake cool down before slicing. This cake is even better the next day. A great make ahead dessert, this cake also freezes very well.
