Margarida's Broiler Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup sifted flour (minus 2 tablespoons)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 3 tablespoons whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 cake:.
• 2 scald milk in a saucepan. add butter to melt. set aside.
• 3 in a bowl, lightly beat eggs. add sugar gradually and beat well.
• 4 sift flour, then measure. sift flour again with baking powder and salt in a separate bowl.
• 5 add vanilla extract to scalded milk.
• 6 add dry ingredents to egg/sugar mixture and beat well. add liquid ingredients and beat well until all is incorporated well.
• 7 pour mixture into an 8-9" square pan.
• 8 bake at 350-degrees fahrenheit for 25-35 minutes or until done when tested with a toothpick.
• 9 remove from oven and let cool for 5-10 minutes.
• 10 spread the broiler topping over warm cake.
• 11 place cake under broiler for 2 - 3 minutes to brown lightly.
• 12 broiler topping:.
• 13 melt butter in a saucepan. stir in brown sugar until melted. add the coconut and if desired, add the walnuts. add the whipping cream and mix well to distribute.