Best Lazy Cake Recipe

Everyone likes to have a go to cake that is particularly easy to make.

After all the name lazy cake is there for a good reason.

This particular recipe is probably less on the lazy side of lazy, when it comes to this category.

Meaning it has fewer steps to it, all easy, but more than a lazy, lazy cake might have!

But this dessert is distinctive, which makes it perfect to share with friends.

How to Make Lazy Cake

The thing about a cake is that you need the right ingredients in such a specific combination that they culminate into a cake at the end that has risen, tastes fluffy, and is cake like.

Lazy cake seems to be a method of finding the least amount of ingredients that will still produce a cake.

This lazy cake is no different, other than the Middle Eastern twist.

I use halva as a way to sweeten this cake.

Halva has tahini in it that gives it a different flavor, sweetening it in a soft and subtle way.

Lazy Cake Ingredients

• 1½ cups Halva
• 1 cup Oats
• 1¼ Water (boiling)
• ¾ cup Butter
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 2 Eggs
• 1½ cups Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• ½ tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 3 tbsp Heavy Cream
• ¾ cup Coconut Flakes

Equipment I Used:

• 9×9 Baking Pan
• KitchenAid Mixer
• Silicone Spatula
• Mixing Bowl
• Small Pot

Lazy Cake Recipe

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1 from 1 vote

Lazy Cake

This not-so-lazy Lazy Cake is definitely worth the extra effort to make!

Author: Chef Tariq

PREP TIME15 minutes

COOK TIME40 minutes

TOTAL TIME55 minutes

Servings: 12 slices

Category: Sweets

Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Ingredients

For the Cake

• 1 cup Halva
• 1 cup Oats
• 1¼ cup Water boiling
• ½ cup Butter
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 2 Eggs
• 1½ cups Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• ½ tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Cinnamon

For the Topping

• ¼ cup Butter
• ½ cup Halva
• 3 tbsp Heavy Cream
• ¾ cup Coconut Flakes

Instructions

For the Cake

• Preheat oven to 350º (175ºC).
• Grease a 9X9 pan. (You can also use a 9X13 pan, your cooking time will be reduced to about 25 minutes.)
• Pour boiling water over oats, stir, set aside.
• Using a mixer cream the butter and halva. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl as necessary.
• Mix eggs and vanilla  into the butter mixture.
• Mix flour, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda in a bowl.
• Add flour mixture to the butter mixture to combine until all ingredients are incorporated.
• Pour ingredients into prepared pan, bake for about 40 minutes, or until done. Toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean.

For the Topping

• Melt butter in small saucepan.
• Add halva, stir until dissolved.
• Add cream, stirring, bring to a boil.
• Add coconut, stir, remove from heat. Set aside.
• When done, allow cake to cool for ten minutes before turning out of pan.
• Spread topping evenly over entire cake. Serve.

Nutrition Per Serving

Calories: 244kcal - Carbohydrates: 18g - Protein: 4g - Fat: 18g - Saturated Fat: 12g - Cholesterol: 63mg - Sodium: 319mg - Potassium: 80mg - Fiber: 2g - Sugar: 1g - Vitamin A: 449IU - Vitamin C: 1mg - Calcium: 19mg - Iron: 1mg

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