A Little Cake, Minus Frosting

I have been baking all of our desserts lately, and trying out some new ideas in the process. Mostly this involves me skimming through my old cook books and experimenting.

Since Katherine is not a fan of cakes with icing, I took the cake portion of this recipe from my BH&G cook book and made a single layer vanilla cake. Instead of the broiled coconut topping I sprinkled it with powdered sugar and topped it with thinly-sliced fresh strawberries. It made a nice, light dessert for summer, rather like a Victoria sponge cake without the jam or cream.

I also like how versatile a single-layer cake is, and this one bakes up nicely. You could top this cake with virtually anything you like -- whipped cream, chocolate chips, other types of berries, a chocolate drizzle, or even some icing. :)

Comments

nightsmusic said…

I'm not usually a fan of icing on cake but I do have two exceptions. One is Sander's Bumpy Cake and the other is my mother-in-law's chocolate chiffon layer cake with a thin layer of buttercream frosting between the layers and another thin layer over the whole thing. So there's not a lot of icing but it's just right. That said, I do like cakes with a dusting of powdered sugar. You're right, it's nice and light and tasty!

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