Monday, January 10, 2011

Part 2 Behind-The-Scenes: The Dessert

Part 2: The Dessert

Behind-the-Scenes Part 2 is the Brown Sugar Coconut Cake from my December 22 post APPLESandRUBIES: Pure Style Home Holiday Inspired Lunch. My inspiration for this lunch came from Lauren Liess's Better Homes & Gardens article "Christmas Present."

{two 9" round pans}
A bite of coconut cake always remind me of the holidays. (My Aunt would bake a towering multi-layer coconut cake on Christmas day when I was a child.) This is a much smaller and simpler version. The batter is a variation on a classic yellow cake - but with all brown sugar so the cake comes out very flat!

 I baked the cake in two round pans, then cut them into smaller squares, and used the scraps to "puzzle" together even more layers.

I was able to stack six layers in all, and put it all together with a sweet white buttercream frosting.


A sprinkle of coconut finishes it off, and reminds me of a gentle dusting of snow. Grated, unsweetened coconut is my favorite.

I'll add the recipes in the comments below!

Hope you enjoyed my behind-the-scenes of Part 2: The Dessert. Read my original December 22 post for this lunch at APPLESandRUBIES: Pure Style Home Inspired Lunch, and come back soon for Part 3: The Buffet!

Loretta

6 comments:

  1. Here are my recipes:

    Loretta's Brown Sugar Coconut Cake

    Mix together 3 cups flour, 2 cups brown sugar, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 1/2 cups milk, 1/2 cup butter and two eggs. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes. Cake will be flat!

    Frost with buttercream (1/2 cup butter, 2 cups powdered sugar, 1/2 cup milk). Sprinkle generously with coconut.

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  2. Looks delicious. Love all the layers!

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  3. Now THAT looks as beautiful as it certainly must taste! Do you ship those? ;)

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  4. Looks fabulous Loretta!

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  5. Aside from looking dangerously delicious, this is such a beautiful cake. Soft, white and perfect for winter and the green goes great with the shades of cream and white!

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  6. This is the antidote to my 'healthy' new year's resolution. I suppose as long as I devour it with only my eyes it's allowed. Delicious!

    Leigha

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