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Vintage Lazy Daisy Cake – a buttery yellow cake layer with a broiled coconut topping. I just love old recipes. Making a recipe from years gone by is like a visit with an old friend. It just feels so comfortable and familiar. That’s exactly what this cake recipe is – old. And comfortable. And so familiar. Lazy Daisy Cake is a dessert that originated during the 1940’s before boxed mixes became widely available and people still cooked mainly from scratch. You might have even enjoyed this once or twice during your growing up years. So easy to make, you could mix this cake up in a few minutes and pop it in the oven while you’re cooking dinner. Homemade cake for dessert on a week night. Yes! And no ordinary cake, either. The layer is wonderfully buttery but not too rich and the topping…oh, wow, that topping! The brown sugar and coconut topping is spread over the still warm cake and broiled until it’s all melty, caramel-ly, and toasted. If you like coconut, you’re going to love this. I just can’t explain how delicious this cake is. You’ll have to make one and find out for yourself! Vintage Lazy Daisy Cake - a buttery yellow cake layer with a broiled coconut topping. Click To Tweet How to Make Lazy Daisy Cake Start by preheating your oven and preparing a 9×13 pan. Then whisk together the dry ingredients in a little bowl. Warm the milk with the butter just until the butter melts and add the vanilla to the pan. Using a mixer, beat the eggs and sugar together until they’re pale and thick. It takes about 6 minutes or so. Now, use a spatula to mix in the dry ingredients and milk until just incorporated. The batter will surprise you. It’s thinner than you might think. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean (about 30-35 minutes). Take the cake out and let it cool slightly while you mix together the topping ingredients. Spread the topping over the cake and place it under the broiler for 3-4 minutes or until nice and bubbly and the coconut begins to toast. Serve warm. The cake can be stored at room temperature for at least 4 days. You’ll want to reheat individual servings in the microwave. Enjoy! More Cake Recipes on Never Enough Thyme: Red Velvet Cake Never Fail Pound Cake Lemon Pudding Cake with Cherry Coulis Mississippi Mud Cake Old Fashioned Cake Recipes from Other Bloggers: The Best One-Bowl Yellow Cake Recipe from Cinnamon Spice and Everything Nice A Collection of Vintage Cake Recipes from the 50’s and 60’s One-Bowl Chocolate Mocha Cream Cake from MyRecipes.com Vintage Cake Recipes from Gram’s Recipe Box Like This Recipe? Pin It! Be sure to follow me on instagram and hashtag #nevrenoughthyme or tag @nevrenoughthyme so I can see and share what you make! if you like this recipe, be sure to follow me on social media so you never miss a post: | facebook | instagram | pinterest | twitter |
