Samoa Cake

I've been feeling down lately.  Stressed out.

Then I realized that's all I've been doing, stressing.

A girl needs to get out of the house.

Or stay in and bake!

A co-worker of mine challenged me to make this cake.

And I decided today was as good as any day to do it.

Now I'm feeling accomplished.

And a little bit happier.

Samoa Cake

Yes like the girl scout cookie

(my favorite girl scout cookie)

(And yes the frosting is slowly running off, but that's how I roll)

Ingredients:

Batter Number One

• 1 stick of unsalted butter, softened (not melty)
• 1 cup dark brown sugar 
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt 
• 1/2 cup milk

Batter Number Two

• 1 cup sugar 
• 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 
• 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup boiling water

Frosting

• 1 can sweetened condensed milk, cooked
• 1/2 cup confectioners sugar 
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract 
• 2 sticks butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon salt 
• 2 & 1/2 cups toasted coconut, divided 
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips, melted 

(Sweetened Condensed Milk was unavailable for this photo since it was on the stove boiling)

Directions:

Cook Sweetened condensed milk

• Put whole can, unopened, in a slow cooker and submerge it by at least three inches of water
• cook on high for seven hours 

or

• Boil whole can, unopened, on the stove for four hours.  
• Keep fully submerged at all time

Batter Number One

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Butter and flour bundt pan
• Combine all dry ingredients except brown sugar
• Set aside
• In electric mixer cream together butter and brown sugar 
• When fluffy add eggs one at a time 
• Mixing well after each addition 
• Add milk
• Mix until well combined 
• Add dry ingredients slowly
• Mix until well combined 
• Set mixer aside 

Batter Number Two

•  Combine all dry ingredients, except sugar 
• Set aside
• In electric mixer combine vegetable oil and sugar 
• When fluffy add egg 
• Mixing well 
• Add Vanilla  
• Add milk
• Mix until well combined 
• Add dry ingredients slowly
• Mix until well combined 
• Add boiling water
• Mix until well combined

Cake 

• Layer the cake by alternating batters into prepared bundt pan

• Tap Bundt pan a couple of times to remove bubbles 
• Bake for about an hour or until skewer inserted in center comes out clean 
• Check cake at 50 minutes 
• Cool cake completely 

Frosting:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• On a cookie sheet place sweetened flaked coconut 
• Toss occasionally 
• Toast until desired color is reached 
• Beat cooled cooked condensed milk, butter, confectioners sugar, vanilla and salt for 3 minutes 
• Add one cup of toasted coconut
• Cool for 1 hour 
• Frost cooled cake 
• Top with remaining coconut 
• Melt chocolate chips 
• Place melted chocolate in a zip top bag and cut out one corner 
• Drizzle chocolate over cake 

Serve your friends or co-workers or who ever.  Enjoy!

~Dianna

Sorry no Alex/Dianna reviews for this one.  It's going straight to work.