Mandarin Coconut Cake
Course: baking, cakeCuisine: GermanyDifficulty: EasyServings
10
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
45
minutesTotal time
55
minutesThe perfect combination of mandarin oranges and coconut will remind you of summer season.
Ingredients
2 cans of mandarin oranges
1 cup heavy cream
1 egg
1/2 cup sugar
a pinch of salt
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour
15 g baking powder
50 g butter (unsalted)
1 cup desiccated coconut
1/2 cup sugar
Steps
- Preheat the oven to 175°C. nPour the mandarin oranges out in a strainer, drain really well and set aside. nCoat a baking tray with baking spray or butter and flour.
- batter: In a large bowl, combine the egg, sugar, salt, buttermilk, vanilla extract, flour and baking powder. Beat until smooth. Pour batter into prepared baking tray. Scatter the mandarin oranges evenly over the top and don’t stir them in just leave them as is.
- coconut mixture: Meanwhile, melt the unsalted butter. nIn a medium bowl, mix together the desiccated coconut, sugar and the melted butter until well combined. nSprinkle the coconut mixture over the cake.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown. nPour light the heavy cream over the cake.
- You can enjoy the cake directly or even better keep in the fridge for 3 hours before serve.