Christmas 2013

Christmas 2013

Can't have Christmas without Grandma Gits' Hot Milk Cake!

Best.Coffee.Cake.Ever.OfAllTime.

Grandma Gits and her friend used to get together once a month in the summer and bake up a storm. My favorites were the cinnamon rolls and Hot Milk Cake. This hot milk cake was our Sunday breakfast staple after we got home from Church.  I've seen it occasionally in older cookbooks, one called it a "Lazy Daisy Cake." Easy to make ahead - all you need to do is finish off the coconut frosting under the broiler. But it's the airy cake that makes it such a great recipe!

Grandma Gits' Hot Milk Cake
Grease and flour an 8x8 baking pan (you can double the recipe for a 13x9x2 pan).  Preheat the oven to 350.
For the Cake: 1 cup flour                                     pinch salt
                      2 eggs                                            1 tsp baking powder
                      1 cup sugar                                    1/2 cup milk, heated with 1 round tbl butter (not scalding)
                   
     Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt, set aside.  Beat eggs to a froth and add sugar gradually.        Beat until well blended. Fold in flour mixture gradually, alternating with hot milk.  Pour batter into greased      and floured pan. Bake 20-25 min. Cake can be frosted warm, or saved and frosted later.

For the Topping:  3/4 cup packed brown sugar      2 Tbl butter
                           1 cup shredded coconut             2 Tbl cream (or 2 part milk:1 part butter)
      Moisten sugar and coconut with melted butter and cream. Spread frosting on COOKED cake. Put               frosted cake under broiler and broil until toasty brown in color, about 3-5 minutes.