Snicker Doodle Cake

This recipe was made a few weeks ago while my daughter was home from college.  She always tells me that I do not give her enough credit on the blog.  So I want to be clear that this idea and a lot of the execution came from my daughter.  She emailed me a list of ideas for us to try before she came home.  Did I tell you how awesome my daughter is?  Did I tell you she is my favorite daughter?  (Don’t worry, I do not play favorites with my kids.  She is my only daughter.) But I digress, this Snicker Doodle Cake is a great concept.  One suggestion is next time I make this, I will serve it warm.

 

 

Ingredients (Adapted from Tastes of Lizzy T):

• 1 cup graham crackers (you might need more)
• 4 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon white sugar

• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup

• 1/4 cup softened butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 1/4 cups flour

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Combine the butter and graham crackers until the graham crackers are moist.  Place into a 9 inch pan pressing it firmly down.  Combine the cinnamon and sugar and then sprinkle on top of the graham cracker crust.  Par bake the crust for 8 – 10 minutes.

For the syrup, simply mix in the sugar, cinnamon, butter, brown sugar, water, and corn syrup in a small saucepan.  Bring to a boil and let it boil gently for 2 minutes, stirring gently until the sugar is dissolved.  Remove the pan from the heat and add 1 teaspoon vanilla to the syrup.

For the batter, mix the butter until light and fluffy in your stand mixer.  Add in the sugar, powdered sugar, baking powder, salt, cream of tartar, egg, vanilla, milk, and flour.  Mix gently until combined.  Pour over the graham cracker crust.

Slowly pour on the syrup over the dough and make sure it covers as much of the dough as possible.  Cover the edges of the pie in foil.  Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Then take the foil off, and bake for the remaining 20 minutes.

Serve and enjoy!