You can always trust something with a name like this to be good, and it is! The classic recipe is quite straightforward, but the preparation procedure is not, so I created this “cold oven cheater method” that is much safer and simpler. The end result is a mouthwatering blend of flavorful onion sauce, crispy, puffy, and soft Yorkshire pudding, and juicy sausages. And because the gravy is so delicious, you’ll want to eat it with everything.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 15 mins |
| Servings: | 24 |
| Yield: | 1 – 9×13 inch cake |
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- ¼ cup cream
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, butter, and cream. Mix in coconut and chopped nuts.
- Spread icing over cooled cake. Place cake under broiler for 2 minutes or until bubbly.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 90 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 11 g |
| Cholesterol | 9 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 26 mg |
| Sugars | 10 g |
| Fat | 5 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I love this icing–especially with Never Fail Applesauce Spice Cake, though sometimes I eliminate the nuts and coconut. Thanks so much for a super-easy and delicious icing!!
Love it! Very simple and yet very tasty. I put this on a banana brownie recipe and it was perfect! Keeps the cake/brownie nice and moist. I did use milk instead of cream and I did omit the coconut (but only because my hubby doesn’t like coconut)….will use again and again. Thanks!
Made chocolate cupcakes not realizing that I didn’t have enough icing sugar to make frosting, so I found this recipe and made it instead. Omitted the nuts. I was a bit worried, as it doesn’t have that creamy factor that frosting has, but let me tell you, I’m glad I tried it! Everyone loved it. Some did think it was a bit sweet, although I decreased the sugar a bit, but other than that, I was pleasantly surprised that it was such a hit. Especially that it looked more like melted cheese on top, instead of coconut!It is a nice change from the regular frosting, and quite original of a technique! Thanks for sharing, it really helped me out! 🙂
This is exactly what my mother used to put on chocolate cakes!!!! I grew up with this and it’s delicious! Do as the other reader said and make sure you have a golden brown finish or you miss out on some of the flavor burst, along with the gooey consistency you’ll end up with if it’s not done enough. THANK YOU for this!!!
Too sweet!!! Had to remove it from the cake :-(.
This was absolutely delicious! I used almonds instead of walnuts, because that’s all I had in my pantry. It turns a little runny when it gets hot under the broiler. I put it on cupcakes, so it boiled over a little, but will be even better on a whole cake.
i grew up with this icing and was so excited to find it here! my mom always put this on top of date cake. it actually seal in the moisture of the cake and creates a nice crunchy topping. make sure you brown it till it’s good and golden, otherwise it won’t caramelize and just ends up gooey. i just put it on an applesauce cake and it’s terrific. can be made with either white or brown sugar and you can use milk instead of cream.
Wonderful icing, I put it on a pineapple cake instead of cream cheese frosting and it was great. I used flavoured liquid coffee mate(vanilla)in place of the cream and it was awesome!
I slightly changed this recipe; deleting the nuts; substituting milk for the cream and adding a tsp of vanilla. I use this on a standard white ‘scratch’ cake and everyone gobbles it up…….the cake doesn’t last 2 days with this topping!!
I have used this recipe for years and was glad to see it here in this form. I also add slivered almonds to give a different taste. I use it on top of my favorite white cake recipe.
One of the best and easiest and tastiest icing ever!!! Great recipe thanks!