Sunday, March 29, 2009 Week 3

This sheet cake was a favorite of all the McIntyre kids when we were growing up and the Sutter kids heartily endorse that view. In fact my "cake skeptic" loved it!

Cake:

1 cup milk
2 tbsp butter
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
2tsp vanilla
2 cup flour
2 tsp bakong powder
1/4 tsp salt


Topping:
6 tbsp butter
1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp packed brown sugar
4 oz shredded coconut
1 tbsp vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9 X 13" pan.
2. Heat milk and butter until scalding.
3. Beat eggs, add sugar, and beat until thick and foamy. Add the hot milk and vanilla.
4. Combine dry ingredients and blend with egg mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan.
5. Bake 25-30 minutes, until knife test or toothpick is dry. Cool cake slightly in pan.
6. Prepare topping. Melt butter in saucepan, add brown sugar. Stir in coconut and vanilla.
7. Spread coconut toppping over the cake as evenly as possible. Place it under a broiler, and broil until bubbly and brown. Watch very carefully, as it can turn from done to burnt in an instant.
8. Cool cake to room temperature and serve.

I hadn't had this cake for probably 20 years when it turned up at a St. Thomas More Church pot luck dinner and the lady who baked it was gracious enough to give me the recipe...Happy Sutters!!!