2016-08-29

Lazy Daisy Cake

Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup 0% greek yogurt
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon butter

Chocolate Variation

  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Topping

  • 3 tablespoons melted butter
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 5 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Beat eggs, gradually add sugar while beating and continue to beat until thick.
  3. Add vanilla.
  4. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  5. (Chocolate variation: mix in cocoa powder with other dry ingredients).
  6. Add dry ingredients to egg mixture and beat well.
  7. In a separate bowl, combine melted butter, yogurt, and water.
  8. Add butter mixture to batter and beat well.
  9. Pour batter into an 8x8 cake pan.
  10. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean (about 20 minutes).
  11. While cake is baking, mix together all of the topping ingredients.
  12. Remove cake from oven, while still warm spread the topping on top.
  13. Return to oven.
  14. Broil until topping is browned.
  15. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.

Source

Barkley family recipe.