Recipe - Sinful Party Cake

6 ounce Butterscotch bits ; 1
package
One fourth cup Water
2 One fourth cup Flour
1 One fourth cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Baking powder
1 cup Buttermilk
One half cup Shortning
3 Eggs
One half cup Sugar; for the filling
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
One half cup Half and half
1/3 cup Water
1 Egg; slightly beaten
2 tablespoon Butter
1 cup Coconut
1 cup Nuts; chopped
1 cup Whipping cream; for the
frosting
One fourth cup Brown sugar; for the
frosting
One half teaspoon Vanilla

Heat oven to 350F Grease and flour two 9 inch cake pans. FOR THE CAKE In
small saucepan melt 2/3 cup of the butterscotch chips in One fourth cup water;
cool. Combine flour and remaining cake ingredients and cooled butterscotch
mixture at low speed til moistened. Beat 3 minutes at medium speed. Bake at
350F for
20 to 30 minutes. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pans and cool
completely.

FOR THE FILLING In medium saucepan combine One half cup sugar with cornstarch.
Stir in half and half, 1/3 cup water, egg and remaining 1/3 cup
butterscotch chips. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens stirring
constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in butter, coconut and nuts. Cool.

FOR THE CREAM In small bowl beat cream til soft peaks form. Gradually add
brown sugar and vanilla. Beat til stiff peaks form.

TO ASSEMBLE Place cake layer on serving plate. Spread with One half the
butterscotch filling. Top with second layer, spread remaining filling on
top to within One half inch of edge. Frost sides and edge with cream.

Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Store in refrigerator
Posted to FOODWINE Digest 8 October 96

Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 10:44:20 465800

From: Terry Pogue tpogue@IDS2.IDSONLINE.COM