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We always called this Mama's "never fail" recipe. I guess the same holds true for me, since I've entered this cake in contests and won with it. This tasty dessert is popular in our family, and it always brings back fond memories of Mama.
Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 404 calories, 18 g fat (12 g saturated fat), 85 mg cholesterol, 296 mg sodium, 58 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.
Originally published as Lazy Daisy Cake in Reminisce March/April 1994, p55
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Reviewed on Jun. 20, 2012 by kerrynjames
We loved this! I made it for a friend who doesn't like coconut, so I left the coconut off. Next time, if I do that, I'll put 1/2 to 1/3 of the frosting on the cake, as it was a little overpowering.Also, next time I'm making a double batch, because this cake was eaten in record time!
We loved this! I made it for a friend who doesn't like coconut, so I left the coconut off. Next time, if I do that, I'll put 1/2 to 1/3 of the frosting on the cake, as it was a little overpowering.
Also, next time I'm making a double batch, because this cake was eaten in record time!
Reviewed on Feb. 14, 2012 by maritimeukrainian
My cousin gave me the best advice: use real butter and poke holes into the top of the cake before applying the icing. I took it a step further and used vanilla infused turbinado sugar in the cake. Delicious!!!
Reviewed on Apr. 18, 2011 by senzascusa
Really love this cake. There is another on the site with more ratings, but i compared them and they are virtually identical apart from being for different sized pans.
Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2010 by Isolda
I love this simple, old-fashioned cake. My family does too. So much, in fact, that if I know there's going to be more than just my husband and me at a meal, I double the recipe and make two cakes. If not needed immediately, the cake freezes well.
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