Today is one of my friends birthday and she loves anything coconut so I thought of making these bite sized cakes with coconut topping for her special day. My original plan was to make these like little lamingtons, but I was short of time, so this is how it ended up.
Recipe Source:Joy of baking
Ingredients:
Sifted cake flour-2 1/2 cups
Salt-1/2 teaspoon
Dutch-processed cocoa powder-2 tablespoons
Unsalted butter, at room temperature-1/2 cup
Sugar-1 1/2 cups
Eggs-2 large
Vanilla extract-1 teaspoon
Buttermilk-1 cup
Liquid red food coloring-2 tablespoons
White distilled vinegar-1 teaspoon
Baking soda-1 teaspoon
Method:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Beat the butter until soft (about 1-2 minutes). Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes). Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the vanilla extract and beat until combined.
In a measuring cup whisk the buttermilk with the red food coloring. With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the flour mixture and buttermilk to the butter mixture, in three additions, beginning and ending with the flour.
In a small cup combine the vinegar and baking soda. Allow the mixture to fizz and then quickly fold into the cake batter.To make this cake I used a sheet pan.Butter the pan and line with parchment paper and then pour the batter into it and bake for 25 minutes or until tooth pick inserted comes out clean.Once the cake cools frost it using the cream cheese frosting and top it with coconut flakes
For the frosting:
Ingredients:
Cream cheese, softened-1 (8 ounce)
Butter, softened-1/4 cup
Sifted confectioners' sugar-1 1/2 cups
Vanilla extract-1 teaspoon
Sweetened coconut flakes.
Method:
In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter until creamy. Mix in the vanilla, then gradually stir in the confectioners' sugar. Store in the refrigerator after use.
Sending this over to A week long sweet celebration event by Magpie
kids will surely love these cakes and yummy spread.
ReplyDeleteI like anything with cream cheese in it !!!
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ReplyDeleteLooks amazing & yumm!!!
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Lovely recipe.. looks awesome and tempting.. thanks for sharing dear !!
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yummy cake.............
ReplyDeletewow..beautiful n cute looking.
ReplyDeletewow those bites look so cute and yummy !!
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can i have a few bites vidhya- looks yummmmmm !
ReplyDeletelooks lovely! And very thoughtful of you :)
ReplyDeleteSuperb vidhya...They look so cute and yummy
ReplyDeleteLooks beautiful and yummy!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous looking- Birthday wishes to your friend :)
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Please save one of those delicious bites for me - and btw, my birthday is in Nov (Hint Hint :))
ReplyDeletewow...simply delicious...looks just perfect !
ReplyDeleteWOW!! They look so beautiful n yummy..
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