Vanilla Wafer Cake
This Vanilla Wafer Cake recipe has been around for years. This cake is wonderful with coffee.
Servings: 1 Cake
Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter or margarine or 1 cup
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 6 eggs
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk (can use regular milk)
- 11 ounce box 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 choice
Caramel Sauce (this is optional, it's good with our without 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
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar; add eggs and continue mixing. Add milk, vanilla wafers and coconut along with lemon extract using mixer until well blended. Fold in nuts.
- Pour into sprayed bundt pan. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes until center is done. Cool for 15 to 20 minutes and remove from pan.
Caramel Sauce Instructions
- Bring to boil on top of stove and let boil for one minute.
- Remove from stove and add vanilla.
- Let cool to the consistency you like. It will harden as it cools.
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Notes
The brand of vanilla wafers that is primarily used in this cake is the Nabisco Nilla Wafers.