Lazy Daisy Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9" x 9" metal baking pan.

On waxed paper, combine flour, baking powder and salt.

In a small saucepan, heat 3/4 cup milk and 2 tablespoons butter over low heat until butter melts and milk is hot.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, with mixer at medium-high speed, beat eggs and granulated sugar until slightly thickened and pale yellow, about 5 minutes. Scrape bowl often with a rubber spatula. Beat in vanilla.

Transfer egg mixture to a large bowl. With mixer at low speed, alternately add flour mixture and hot milk mixture to egg mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture, just until smooth, occasionally scraping bowl.

Pour into pan. Bake cake for 35 to 40 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Place pan with cake on wire rack while making topping.

Preheat broiler.

In a 2-quart saucepan, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, remaining 4 tablespoons butter, and remaining 2 tablespoons milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally.

Remove saucepan from heat and stir in pecans and coconut. Spoon topping over hot cake and spread to cover top of cake.

Place pan with cake in broiler 5 to 7 inches from source of heat and broil for 1 to 2 minutes, until topping is bubbly and browned, watching carefully and rotating pan as necessary for even browning. Cool completely on wire rack.