Here’s a little sweet secret from us – the recipe to this delicious coconut cake.
COCONUT CAKE
INGREDIENTS
- 250g unsalted butter
- 230g sugar
- 1 tbs lemon rind
- 1 tbs lime rind
- 2 eggs
- 175g raising flour
- 70g desiccated coconut
- 260g milk
METHOD
- Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celsius.
- Line 3x 6 inch baking tins (round)
- Into a bowl, place butter, sugar and with either a kitchen aid or hand mixer beat until pale and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time until well combined, making sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl and then add half the dry mix and milk, scrape down the sides and then add the remaining dry mix and milk until well combined.
- Pour mix evenly into the three cake tins, and bake for 40 minutes (depending on your oven).
- Test with a skewer after 40 minutes, to check it comes out clean.
- Wait until cakes are cooled and then turn upside down to remove from tins. Place in fridge.
SWISS MERINGUE BUTTERCREAM
INGREDIENTS
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 egg whites
- 240g caster sugar
- 1 ½ cups unsalted butter (270g)
METHOD
- 1. In top bowl of double boiler, combine egg whites and sugar. Whisk constantly with hand whisk over simmering water, until all sugar is dissolved and no crystals are left.
- Transfer into a bowl which fits your kitchenhand / hand mixer with whisk attachment and whisk on high speed until mixture cools down to room temperature. Touch the outside of the bowl to check it’s not too hot
- Switch to medium speed and add cold butter, one piece at a time, scraping down the bowl each time. Add vanilla, beat until combined.
BUILDING THE CAKE
- Make sure all cakes have been in the fridge.
- Remove cakes and place them on the bench, they will need to be levelled out to remove any raised areas, with a serrated knife.
- Your 3 cakes are all the same and are now ready to be assembled.
- Place your swiss buttercream into a piping bag with a large round nossel.
- Place cake number one onto a cake board and starting in the centre of the cake pipe around in a continuous circle until you get to the edge.
- Press half punnet of fresh raspberries into the buttercream.
- Place second cake on top, making sure to push down gently to create even edge.
- Repeat the piping process on this cake, with the fresh raspberries aswell.
- Place cake number three on top and push down to even.
- Refrigerate the cake for 30 minutes.
- Remove cake from fridge; it is now time to do the final coat.
- With a palate knife, start on the outside edges; you can use a decent amount of buttercream on.
- Now you have covered the sides use your palate knife in one continuous motion to scrap off the unwanted buttercream until smooth. Now onto the top, use your palate knife lightly cover the top edge with buttercream. You may need to go back and do the sides again.
- Remove your cake with a palate knife onto display board/plate and decorate with seasonal fresh berries and/or floral.