This week's Tuesday with Dorie takes us to the tea houses of Austria, but with the coconut flavour, it could just as well be from a tropical isle. Our host is Carmen of Carmen Cooks, and she chose Dorie's Coconut Tea Cake.
In the blurb accompanying this recipe, Dorie said that this recipe will produce a plain cake which can be eaten as is, toasted or spread with jam. I liked it as is - I cut a piece while the cake was still warm, and it was delightful:
The coconut leaves a nice smell in the kitchen while it is baking. I made the straight up recipe, including the rum, although I think any of the variations would have been just as nice. Instead of shredded coconut, I used toasted dessicated coconut as this is what I had around.
I would definitely make this again - it is a simple, easy cake, with a taste that is pleasant but not over the top.
For the recipe for the Coconut Tea Cake, visit Carmen's site. To see what the other TWD bakers though of this recipe, visit the TWD blogroll.
mmmm I do love the smell of coconut in the over. Coconut tea cake sounds and looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteCoconut is so lovely and tropical isn't it! And I bet it smells wonderful baking too! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is making me crave pound cake. I haven't had pound cake in years.
ReplyDeleteI didn't get around to this week's TWD-but your cake looks FABULOUS! I bet it tasted delicious!
ReplyDeleteI love the plate that your slice of cake is sitting on!!!!
not just delightful - d'lovely!
ReplyDeleteI'm only just getting over the coconut tart, and now you go and make this? And make me imagine it still warm from the oven?
ReplyDeleteYour cake is lovely. We enjoyed it too.
ReplyDeleteI remember when I made this, I sliced into the still warm cake and loved it! I had a very hard time stopping. Looks good!
ReplyDeleteIt looks good! I am definitely going to make this cake again too, and try all the variations.
ReplyDeleteYour cake looks wonderful! I enjoyed this one too.
ReplyDeleteSimple is definitely the word! and I enjoyed it tremendously too!
ReplyDeleteI can almost smell it!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe cake looks great. Your description is perfect, it was definitely an simple, enjoyable cake.
ReplyDeleteI remember coconut was the main ingredient of one of the first cakes I ever baked as a child. It brings back some great memories. I have this book so have to tag it! :)
ReplyDeleteMmm...yummy! I loved how this made the house smell while it was baking.
ReplyDeleteI neeeeeed coconut cake...neeeeeed, you understand! I think it's time I baked a coconut cake - yours looks delish!
ReplyDeleteYour cake looks beautiful inside and out! We enjoyed this as a strawberry shortcake...for some reason my guys are not that fond of cake ever, but pair it with berries and whipped cream and it's a hit! Yours looks wonderful.
ReplyDelete