Nutmeg Cake With Toasted Meringue Topping
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
15
ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla, divided
- 5 eggs, divided
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup flaked coconut
directions
- Grease and flour a 13x9x2 baking pan. Combine the first five ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
- In a mixer, cream the butter for 30 seconds. Add sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, mixing until well combined. Add 2 whole and three yokes (saving the three egg whites for the meringue), one at a time, beating one minute between each.
- Add dry mix and buttermilk alternately, then mix until well combined.
- Bake for 30 minutes in 350 degree oven.
- For the Meringue, beat 3 egg whites and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla for two minutes until soft peaks form. Gradually add the brown sugar 1 tablespoon at a time, beating for four minutes on high.
- Top hot cake with Meringue, sprinkle with coconut, and bake for 5 minutes or until golden. Store in refrigerator.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Tugar357
Boise, Idaho
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