This weekend is my birthday, and I thought I would share my favorite cake recipe to celebrate! I don’t request this nougat cake every year, but it is one of my two or three favorites. My mom’s recipe card was typed using a typewriter. It came from the kitchen of her grandma, and it has a little note on it that says, “Grandma always…”. And then has her variation for making the flour more like cake flour instead of all-purpose when you might not always keep cake flour on hand. It’s one of those recipes that you know my grandma learned from her mom and then taught my mom who has now taught me. It’s my favorite!!
The Fluffy White Frosting is a generic recipe that my mom always makes from her Better Homes and Gardens cookbook. And I’ve linked to the same recipe that I found on another site below. I’m sure this cake would taste delicious with any kind of frosting, but the fluffy white kind is my favorite. And I don’t think I’ve ever eaten Nougat Cake frosted with anything else! I love how shiny and pretty it looks and how light, sugary and airy it tastes. It may remind me a little bit of cotton candy?? I’m not sure if that’s a good comparison though. It’s just so much better than the heavy, butter-filled frosting that you get sick of after a few bites.
Do you have a favorite birthday dessert tradition??