Coconut cake
Description
Tasty baked goods for the whole family. This cake will please all coconut lovers, because it contains a lot of it. You can use ready-made shredded coconut or grate the coconut yourself on a fine grater. If you don’t like bitter chocolate, use dark or milk chocolate. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
Prepare all the necessary ingredients for making the coconut "Bounty" cake.
- 2
Step 2
Put flour, cocoa, and baking powder into a bowl. Mix everything until evenly distributed.
- 3
Step 3
In a cold and clean mixer bowl, crack the eggs and add 120 grams of sugar. Beat until the mixture is fluffy and light.
- 4
Step 4
Sift the flour mixture into the bowl with beaten eggs.
- 5
Step 5
Gently stir using a spoon or a kitchen spatula.
- 6
Step 6
Place a round of parchment paper on the bottom of a 22‑centimeter diameter pan. Pour the batter and spread it evenly.
- 7
Step 7
Bake in a hot oven at 180 °C for 20–25 minutes, until done. After the time has passed, remove, turn the pan upside down, and let the sponge cool completely.
- 8
Step 8
For the cream, place the butter in a saucepan. Add 100 grams of sugar.
- 9
Step 9
Pour 200 milliliters of milk into the pot.
- 10
Step 10
Put over medium heat and bring to a boil.
- 11
Step 11
Add the shredded coconut to the milk mixture and stir.
- 12
Step 12
Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring, for 10 minutes.
- 13
Step 13
Remove the cooled sponge cake from the pan and cut it into two equal layers.
- 14
Step 14
Soak both cake layers with cream. Place one sponge cake on the bottom of the pan.
- 15
Step 15
Transfer the coconut mixture into the pan over the sponge and smooth it.
- 16
Step 16
Place the second sponge on the coconut layer and press it down slightly.
- 17
Step 17
For the glaze, pour the remaining milk into a saucepan and bring it to a boil. Remove from heat and add the broken chocolate. Stir until smooth.
- 18
Step 18
Transfer the warm chocolate mixture onto the top of the cake and smooth it out.
- 19
Step 19
Decorate the cake as you like. I simply decorated it with coconut flakes.
- 20
Step 20
Put the cake in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours to set.
- 21
Step 21
Remove the cake from the pan, slice it, and serve at the table.
- 22
Step 22
Ready. Serve at the table.