Plain Cake - Poor Man's Dessert
By lindaauman
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Ingredients
- Crumb Topping:
- 1 1/2 cup Bisquick mix
- 2 Tbs. melted butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup chopped nuts
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
- 2 tablespoons fat-free (skim) milk
- Fruit Topping:
- Slice strawberries (peaches, or any other fruit); mix in sugar, stir and let set overnight so that there is plenty of juice.
- Pour fruit/juice and serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Details
Adapted from bettycrocker.com
Preparation
Step 1
Oven at 350.
Mix all ingredients for cake together and mix with a spoon; pour into pan sprayed with Pam. Bake 30 to 35 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
A “poor man’s dessert:
Instead of fruit or coconut crumb topping, you can fix this “icing” to pour over the cake:
½ cup milk
1 cup sugar
¼ tsp. vanilla
Bring to a boil, turn down stove and let simmer for a few minutes. Pour over cake while icing is warm/hot.
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