Drunken Casserole Cake
Yield
1 cakePrep
15 minCook
30 minReady
45 minTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | large |
eggs
separated |
|
| ½ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | cup |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ⅓ | cup |
butter
melted |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| Sauce | |||
| 2 | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | cups |
water
|
|
| ½ | cup |
rum
brandy or sherry |
*
|
| 1 | x |
almonds
or coconut, toasted, chopped or shredded |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | large |
eggs
separated |
|
| 118 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 237 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 79 | ml |
butter
melted |
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| Sauce | |||
| 473 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 473 | ml |
water
|
|
| 118 | ml |
rum
brandy or sherry |
*
|
| 1 | x |
almonds
or coconut, toasted, chopped or shredded |
*
|
Directions
Beat egg whites until stiff and add 4 tablespoons sugar.
Beat egg yolks with remaining sugar and add to egg whites.
Fold in dry ingredients and add melted butter and vanilla.
Pour into a 2-quart casserole. Bake at 375℉ (190℃) for 30 minutes.
Remove from oven and make holes in the top with an ice pick.
Pour sauce over warm cake.
Sauce: Boil sugar and water until soft ball stage.
Remove from heat and add rum.
Pour sauce over cake and before all the liquid is absorbed, sprinkle with almond or coconut.
NOTE: Good served warm or at room temperature the second day.
