Name: Busy Day Cake
Yield: Makes 9 servings.
Cuisine: Cakes and Frostings
Ingredients: 3/4 cup milk; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 3 large eggs, at room temperature; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup flaked sweetened coconut; 3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar; 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted; 2 tablespoons heavy cream or half-and-half

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Broiled brown sugar-and-coconut icing “takes the cake” when you’re up against the clock!

Cake

Ingredients

3/4 cup milk

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces

3 large eggs, at room temperature

1-1/2 cups sugar

1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9x9-inch baking pan.

For cake: In a saucepan over low heat, warm the milk until it is hot to the touch. Remove from the heat, add butter, and set aside.

Combine eggs and sugar in a bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat on high speed for 3 minutes, or until light and airy. Add vanilla and beat to blend.

In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.

Add flour mixtures, about one-third at a time, to the egg mixture, beating on low speed after each addition. Add milk and butter and beat on medium-low speed for about 30 seconds, or until blended. Pour into the prepared pan.

Bake on center oven rack for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the top springs back when touched and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Transfer to a cooking rack for 20 to 30 minutes.

Topping

Ingredients

1 cup flaked sweetened coconut

3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted

2 tablespoons heavy cream or half-and-half

Instructions

For topping: Turn on the broiler.

combine the topping ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Spoon the topping evenly over the cake. Position an oven rack so that the cake is 4 to 5 inches from the heat and broil for 3 to 4 minutes, or until lightly browned, being careful not to burn the cake. Cool briefly before serving.