It’s Monday, and it appears that we diminished our food stockpile over the weekend.

I need to buy groceries.

Though the pantry is bare, we can still eat cake.

It won’t be bursting with fruit or chocolate, but with a patina of flavorful glaze, this dessert is sweetly satisfying (and easy to make.)

Almost-Empty-Pantry Cake

Cake Ingredients:

• 1 c sugar
• ½ cup fat (butter, coconut oil, shortening)
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 ½ cup flour
• 1 ¾ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup milk or water

Glaze:

• ½ – 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
• Enough lemon juice whisked into the confectioner’s sugar to create a pourable glaze
• If you don’t have lemon juice, use milk or water with a few drops of flavoring.

1. Combine dry ingredients.
2. Beat sugar and fat together. Add eggs, milk and vanilla.
3. Mix dry ingredients with wet mixture.
4. Place in greased 9 x 9 pan and bake at 350 degrees for approximately 30 minutes.
5. When cake is cooled, pour glaze over.
6. Eat and enjoy.
7. Now go buy groceries.

© Lisa M. Luciano 😊