This old school Vanilla Wafer Cake is a basic. It’s filled with crushed vanilla wafer cookies, coconuts and pecans, and it’s completely scrumptious!
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You may additionally like our old-fashioned raisin bars and Mississippi mud cake!
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS
This quaint cake holds many reminiscences as a result of Mother made it once we have been children. It’s so flavorful. It’s positively in my high 5 of favourite truffles. The vanilla wafers add an exquisite texture and taste; then, in fact, add the coconuts and nuts and also you simply can’t go improper. It’s dense, moist, and scrumptious! This dessert is ideal for any potluck, weeknight candy or vacation.
🍴KEY INGREDIENTS
- Butter
- White Sugar
- Eggs
- Evaporated milk-you can use common milk
- Field of vanilla wafers, crushed-the model we use is the Nabisco Nilla Wafers.
- Shredded sweetened coconut
- Lemon extract
- Chopped nuts of your alternative
SWAPS
As a substitute of lemon extract, you should utilize vanilla.
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🎂HOW TO MAKE
Be ready; when you make this cake, you’re going to wish to make it time and again!
COOKING
Step 1: Cream butter and sugar; add eggs and proceed mixing. Add milk, crushed vanilla wafers, and coconut together with lemon extract utilizing mixer till nicely blended. Fold in nuts.
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Step 2: Pour into sprayed bundt pan. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes till the middle is completed. Cool for 15 to twenty minutes and take away from pan.
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⭐EXPERT TIP
The important thing to getting this cake OUT of the bundt pan is to let it sit until it cools. It must be pulling away from the edges of the bundt pan earlier than you attempt to get it out. The caramel glaze is scrumptious on this cake. Nevertheless, it’s simply pretty much as good with out it.
❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
I’ve by no means made this cake with out coconut. Nevertheless, when you learn the feedback, you’ll see that folks have left it out and had nice success.
I don’t see any purpose why you couldn’t. Simply make certain and watch it, because the baking time could differ.
Vanilla Wafers are highly regarded within the states. They’re a wafer cookie which are a bit skinny and flat. Nabisco is most well-known for making them, and so they are available in a yellow field. NOTE: This cake is not made with the cream-filled vanilla wafers.
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STORING AND REHEATING
This cake needs to be saved in an hermetic container and can maintain for 3-4 days.
💗MORE OLD-FASHIONED RECIPES YOU MAY ENJOY:
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Vanilla Wafer Cake
This Vanilla Wafer Cake recipe has been round for years. This cake is fantastic with espresso.
- 2 sticks butter or margarine or 1 cup
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 6 eggs
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk (can use common milk)
- 11 ounce field of vanilla wafers, crushed (Put in plastic bag and crush with rolling pin)
- 1 1/2 cups shredded coconut
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 cup of chopped nuts of your alternative
Caramel Sauce (that is optionally available, it’s good with our with out it):
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 2 tablespoons corn syrup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
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Cream butter and sugar; add eggs and proceed mixing. Add milk, vanilla wafers and coconut together with lemon extract utilizing mixer till nicely blended. Fold in nuts.
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Pour into sprayed bundt pan. Bake in preheated 350 diploma oven for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes till heart is completed. Cool for 15 to twenty minutes and take away from pan.
Caramel Sauce Directions
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Carry to boil on high of range and let boil for one minute.
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Take away from range and add vanilla.
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Let cool to the consistency you want. It’s going to harden because it cools.
The model of vanilla wafers that’s primarily used on this cake is the Nabisco Nilla Wafers.
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This Classic Truffles Digital E-book is filled with our hottest quaint cake recipes. Now in a single e book you’ll be able to have all these recipes proper at your fingertips! Any of those truffles are good for any gathering, from the vacation dessert desk to any potluck!
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