The Coconut Cream Cake.....Heaven on Earth!!

Sometimes it’s the best to bake when you have no special recipe in mind but have the mood to eat a cake :)

 

Same happened as I was checking my pictures to just see if I had missed any queries and suddenly the wish arose to eat a cake and that too immediately.

 

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This cake is a mix of many of my recipes, but I am amazed at the outcome, it is so soft, moist, creamy and extreme tasty.

I buy the yummy organic coconut, where they peal it and slice it in fine crispy chips, so I used that in the batter and on the top too. The white Boomerang you see on the top is actually coconut lol.. :D

I  added all ingredients according to what I thought is okay as after baking so many times one does get an idea what to add and how much  :)

 

 

So this is what I did, as I kept writing down on a piece of paper what I am doing so I could share it with you all.

 So here we go, I have used the measuring cup as it is best:

 

 

*2 large eggs

*2 cups flour

*2 level tsp baking powder

*1 cup sugar

* ½ cup oil

* ½ cup soft butter

*3-4 tbs desiccated coconut

(I broke the coconut chips and added some desiccated too)

*1 orange zest (just grate the peal directly)

*½ cup cream

*½ cup yoghurt

*Choco spread + Chocolate bar (50grams)

*whipped cream/ Double cream

 

 

 

 

*first of all beat the eggs on high speed till fluffy and foamy

*add the sugar and beat well, add the oil/butter and beat again till all creamy

*add the cream/yoghurt and mix with a spatula, grate the zest, add the coconut

*sieve the flour 2x and add slowly and first mix with a spoon then with the beater

*don’t over beat, or else it will get sticky

*in the end add the baking powder and just beat 1-2 times so it gets mixed not more!

*this batter will seem very light in color due to cream and yoghurt

*now lay a parchment paper in the baking tray and pour all on it

*bake on 160°C around 20-25 minutes

*best is to insert a stick to check

 

 

*Take the cake out and just wait 3-4 minutes then spread the choco spread and grate the choco bar on it, it will melt automatically and give a thick paste form

*Let it cool down so it is a bit firm, then beat the whipping cream and spread on the top

*Decorate with rest coconut or if you like it without then just leave it with the cream top

*The taste of orange zest and choco cream taste really divine, I love the coconut pieces in the cake too, it’s simply very yummy :)

Try and play around with recipes and you have a total new recipe, BUT if you are new at baking then please follow the recipe, I don’t want you to be disappointed in any way : )

 

As I said when one bakes often then you get an idea, here I must add that sometimes many friends say the batter is thick and the cake got hard, or didn’t rise; the thing is, if you feel the batter is not gooey just add few drops of milk to make it creamy and smooth, just take care NEVER add much at a time, always drop in and mix and check and you will have the perfect consistency of the batter.

 

Good Luck!