I’ve been wanting to try this recipe for a while now. Of course the name is most intriguing. Magic. Anything MAGIC has to be good, right? So I assembled the ingredients and got to it.

You’re going to need:

4 Eggs / Separated at Room Temp
3/4 cup of Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
1 Stick or 1/2 cup of Butter / Melted
3/4 Cup of All Purpose Flour
2 Cups of Lukewarm Milk
Powdered Sugar for Dusting the Cooled Cake

8×8 inch baking pan (I only had a 9×9 inch pan, which made the cake height less than optimal for the cool layered affect, but it was still DELICIOUS!)
Mixer
Spatula
Several bowls for ingredients

Preheat the oven to 325 F degrees and grease the baking dish.

Start off by whipping the egg whites until they were stiff, and then set them aside. Next beat the egg yolks and sugar until light. Add the butter and vanilla, beating for a few more minutes. Add the flour and mix until incorporated and then add the milk and continue mixing until everything is well blended. Finally, gently fold the egg whites (1/3 of the batch at a time) until all the egg whites have been folded into the batter.

Pour into the baking pan and bake for 40 minutes (you’ll need to figure out the time for your own oven. I have seen the baking time extended to 70 minutes). You’ll want to look for a light golden brown top to let you know it’s done.

Let the cake cool completely and dust with powdered sugar before serving. The “Magic” is in the way that the cake appears to have a crust layer, a custard-like layer and a cake top layer. (As I had mentioned earlier, if I had used a smaller pan the layers for my cake would no doubt have been much more dramatic.) But the taste was delightful. It had a vanilla custard  flavor and each slice was the consistency of a brownie. It would be a very nice recipe for a pot luck or perfect for packing in a to-go lunch or picnic. There are variations in other flavors like lemon and chocolate. I will definitely want to try those.

The anticipation was definitely worth the wait!

I found this particular recipe on Jo Cooks at www.jocooks.com/bakery/cakes/magic-cake/. There are a lot of variations out there but I liked her list of ingredients the best.