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i am susan thye. aka chocolatesuze. lives in sydney, australia. born 30.5.83. hitched to noods. started The Biscuit Tree. this is a food and lifestyle blog. i like cheeseburgers, ice cream, macarons and Reuben sandwiches :D
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Super easy coconut cake
10 November 2010, 04:09
For those of you who know me, I have issues with coconut- I absolutely love coconut cream and/or milk in curries and laksa but I freaking hate shredded coconut! There’s just something about the texture and how it gets between gaps in my teeth that makes me see red. But I had some leftover coconut cream sitting in the fridge and a quick google search led me to the Apartment Kitchen’s recipe for a coconut cream cake which makes this dense coconut cake similar to the ones you get at Chinese bakeries.
Ingredients:
240g unsalted butter (room temperature)
2 cups caster sugar (ignore the Equal, I made the cake for my diabetic aunt)
4 eggs (room temperature)
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup coconut milk
For the icing:
1 cup cream
1 cup shredded coconut, toasted
Preheat oven to 180C. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs one at a time, scraping the sides between each addition.
Sift in the flour, baking powder, and salt.
Add the coconut milk and the vanilla extract and mix until combined.
Spoon the batter into greased cake pans and bake for 30-40mins
For the icing I just whipped 1 cup cream + 2Tbsp coconut cream, 1 Tbsp icing sugar.
And even though I hate shredded coconut, a quick toast in the oven and a sprinkle over the iced cake makes it all purdy!
Back to home
Hehehe.. You did it! Dedication dude!
It looks so pretty, did you eat it even though you have issues with shreaded coconut?
— Phuoc'n Delicious Nov 10, 10:53 AM #So pretty!!
p.s im gonna make all the recipes from your blog labeled “easy” :)
— marj Nov 10, 11:00 AM #Love the whole black background thing for the images. So classy :)
Did toasting the coconut make it any better to eat for you?
— Simon @ the heart of food Nov 10, 11:40 AM #Love the miniature pans! And the miniature stand. Everything mini is cute as. Even when shrouded in coconut.
— mademoiselle delicieuse Nov 10, 11:57 AM #I totally feel your pain about shredded or dessicated cocunut! love the flavour, but those little flakes get annoying! mm love the mini cakes, easy to make and easier to eat!
— Gianna@TheEmptyFridge Nov 10, 12:18 PM #Super cute! I also like to use shredded coconut over icing and ganache… it makes me feel less guilty about eating icing :-)
— Alessandra Nov 10, 12:35 PM #hehehe those cakes look sooo cute and tiny! i must try that icing recipe looks so super easy!
— Rhonda (TheDaintyBaker) Nov 10, 01:01 PM #Ha! Great minds think alike on shredded coconut! lovely recipe although Im not sure i can handle the coconut on top ;-) — Viviane Nov 10, 01:12 PM #
i can’t tell you how gorgeous this looks! love the mini portions. yum!
— LimeCake Nov 10, 02:36 PM #be careful not to overeat coconuts because they’re high in unsaturated fats hohoho!
— biopolymath Nov 10, 02:56 PM #Please don’t ask me why, but something about the top photo reminds me of Where The Wild Things Are… ?!
This does look mighty tasty, but I think my heart still resides with your recent cheesecake :D
— Hannah Nov 10, 04:14 PM #So did you like the shredded coconut after you toasted it? Because I sure did – looks like a beautiful cake.
— Trissa Nov 10, 09:46 PM #I’m getting dust on my tongue. Should I stop licking the screen?
— john@heneedsfood Nov 10, 10:59 PM #I’m not sure if your recipes are actually super easy or if you just call them that! I’m a sucker for dried/shredded/anything coconut so if we ever share I will lick all the coconut off first and then err… you can have the cake if you still want it ;)
— catty Nov 11, 04:09 AM #Looks gorgeous! NB, if you’re ever in NYC, there’s a coconut cake at Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill that will blow your mind. But this looks like a darn good substitute :)
— Tori @ Eat-Tori Nov 11, 09:29 PM #Woah that’s seriously one of the most beautiful coconut cake I’ve ever seen!!!!
— Trisha Nov 11, 11:15 PM #This looks absolutely heavenly! I will definitely try this one out
— Generation Food Nov 12, 12:40 PM #I’m making this as we speak :)
— Anna Nov 16, 12:35 PM #I LOVE coconut so this seems perfect… and it’s my sisters birthday… perfect excuses for spending a day at home baking …
The cake looks great :) did it still taste good after using the equal? i’m a diabetic but all my baking experiences with equal didn’t turn out so nice.
— newo Mar 6, 12:25 AM #