Monday, August 3, 2009

CARROT COCONUT CAKE


A different carrot cake than we see in Brazil. The carrot is grated, not processed with the other ingredients. It's spicy and has coconut. The dough is very light and tender and the frosting... It's to lick your fingers!






Cup of 200ml

3 eggs separated
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp coconut extract
1 1/2 cup flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
50g melted butter
100g grated carrot
100g shredded coconut

Coconut Frosting
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup whipped cream
300g sour cream
100g shredded coconut

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Grease a 25cm round cake pan. Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder. Stir in cinnamon and nutmeg.
Whip the egg whites. Add yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Keep beating, gradually add sugar and then coconut extract. Carefully, fold in dry ingredients. Stir in melted butter. Fold in grated carrot and shredded coconut. Spoon the batter into the pan and bake for 40 minutes.

Coconut Frosting
Combine sugar, whipped cream and sour cream and pour over the warm cake. Sprinkle shredded coconut over the frosting. When the cake is cool, cover and chill for 1 to 3 days. The cake will be wet and the frosting set.

Serve: 10 portions.



11 comments:

  1. Wow, that cake looks awesome! I love carrot cake and coconut. Together, seem even more amazing ;)

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  2. I love the idea of coconut with carrot cake. Seems like a perfect combination!

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  3. its very unusual that a carrot cake has coconut frosting. usually,its cream cheese frosting. This looks really wonderful.

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  4. Carrot cake is one of favorites! This looks very good indeed. I am intrigued by the coconut frosting on this. It seems like a flavorful twist on the traditional frosting.

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  5. WOW this looks heavenly. I love the coconut in the icing. Beautiful creation :)

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  6. MmM carrot and coconut in a cake for dessert! I love this!

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  7. This sounds like such a good combo, I wonder why no one thought of it sooner! I bet the icing was so good you could eat it with a spoon, LOL

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  8. Beautiful and so mouthwatering. I love the coconut. Looks delicious.

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  9. Ohhhh, that coconut frosting looks divine!

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