Foodie Fridays: Ranch Cake from Scarletta Bakes

Welcome to Foodie Fridays! This is a chance to combine two my favorite things: reading and cooking. I am going to put a linky in case anyone else want to participate. How I am going to do Foodie Fridays: each week I will be highlighting a recipe (or two) from either a cookbook or food blogger that I follow. I am going to make it and share with you my experience.

A couple of weekends ago I made what has to be the most delectable cake I have ever ate. It is also the UGLIEST cake I have ever made but who cares when it tastes DELICIOUS!

For the recipe go to Scarletta Bakes

Changes that I made and what you will need for the recipe:

For the cake:
2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. light brown sugar, packed (I used dark)
1/2 c. unsalted butter, softened
3 large eggs (I used egg beaters)
1 tsp. canela, ground (ground cinnamon may be substituted) (I used cinnamon)
1/2 c. heavy cream

For the topping:
1/3 c. unsalted butter, melted
1/2 c. dark brown sugar, packed
1/4 c. heavy cream
1 c. coconut, sweetened, shredded
1/2 c. pecans, chopped

My photo journey through making….

Mixing the cake! The batter was delicious!

Getting the topping ready while the cake is in the oven…

Look at that topping goodness!  Isn’t it just crazy looking rich?

Took the cake out and put the topping on to go back in the oven.  Trust me when I say it looks like a fail but it was delicious!

I swear I gained 5lbs from eating this but it was well worth it (I took it to work and they all agreed)!

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