Syrup Cake

Ingredients

    • ½ cup sugar
    • 1 cup shortening
    • 2 cup Steen’s syrup
    • ½ cup hot water
    • 3 tsp. baking powder
    • 1 tsp. baking soda
    • 2 eggs
    • 5 ½ cup flour

 

Steps

    1. Mix shortening, sugar + cream well.
    2. Add syrup, eggs, mix soda in hot water + add.
    3. Sift in baking powder + flour + mix well.
    4. Pour into well greased + floured cake pans
    5. Bake for 15 min or until cake springs back. 325°F

 

Icing

  • 1 cup evaporated milk
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 egg yolks slightly beaten
  • ¼ lb margarine
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 cup pecans
  • 1 ⅓ cup flaky coconut

 

Steps

  1. Combine milk, sugar, eggs, butter, vanilla in a saucepan + cook over low or med heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens, about 12 min.
  2. Remove from heat + add coconut + pecans.
  3. Beat until cool
  4. Spread on cool cake.