Broiled Coconut Topping
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 90. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.
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Ingredients
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons margarine or butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut
- 1/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Instructions
- Bake the cake in a metal pan so it's broiler-ready.
- In a bowl beat brown sugar and margarine or butter till combined. Stir in milk. Stir in coconut and, if desired, nuts. Spread over warm cake in pan.
- Broil about 4 inches from heat for 3 to 4 minutes or till golden. Serve warm. Frosts one 8- or 9-inch cake layer.
Source and image provenance
Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.
Image credit: Image attribution: "Gâteau Reine Élisabeth - pointe.jpg" by Cantons-de-l'Est; license: CC0 (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G%C3%A2teau_Reine_%C3%89lisabeth_-_pointe.jpg. Representative photo; cropped/resized.
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