This week I will be posting recipes for the holidays!
Stephanie Miller, one of the sweetest people I have ever met, sent me this recipe to try out. She may not be blood family, but she is certainly family to us! Stephanie writes:
When I was 16 and worked at a Chiropractor's office this little lady named Mrs. Lorena Roberts used to come in every week. She was so tiny, but each week she bought us this cake she called Chewy Cake. I have had this recipe since 1977 and don't know how long she had it before that but she made it for everybody. It was soo good.
Ingredients:
1 stick of butter
1 1lb. box of dark brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon of vanilla
2 cups self rising flour
Shredded coconut and pecans (Stephanie says: to your liking - she never gave me a specific amount but I used like a quarter cup chopped nuts and a half cup coconut.)
Directions:
Melt butter and sugar. Cool. Mix in other ingredients. Pour into a baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. When done, cool, cut into squares and serve.
Notes:
I actually ended up making this recipe twice, because I kind of messed up the first time. Here is what I found works (at least, it did for me!): melt the butter, then add DARK BROWN sugar and stir until smooth, then add the vanilla to it. Have the flour ready in a mixer. Once the butter/sugar/vanilla combo is melted and slightly cooled, start mixer and add the combo. Once that is blended well add the eggs one at a time. Lastly, add in pecan pieces and coconut. I sprayed baking spray into a 2.2 quart Pyrex and baked for the given time. It will puff up and when it cools it will fall some.
It is very, very delicious! And very, very rich!
Thank you, Stephanie!
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