Lazy Daisy Cake

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

This lazy daisy sponge cake recipe comes together quickly. Using pantry staples, it bakes up light and tender with a, crunchy, buttery, sweet topping.

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup skim milk
7 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 cup white sugar
1 cup flaked coconut
10 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 cup heavy cream

Directions

1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 8-inch cake pan.
2 Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together; set aside.
3 Combine milk, 1 tablespoon butter, and vanilla extract in a small saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove from heat; set aside.
4 Beat eggs in a bowl with a hand mixer until light yellow; slowly beat in white sugar on high speed. Stir in flour mixture until only a few large lumps of flour remain. Stir in warm milk mixture, continue stirring until smooth; pour into the prepared pan.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
6 Combine remaining 6 tablespoons butter, coconut, brown sugar, and cream in a bowl until evenly mixed.
7 Spread over cooled cake.