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Danish Dream Cake

Danish Dream Cake  - Coconut Caramel Cake - is a light, springy cake with decadent coconut caramel topping, is an easy, delicious dessert that is a crowd pleaser! This Coconut Caramel Cake is based off a traditional Danish Cream Cake recipe as tasted on my travels to Copenhagen Denmark! 

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 404 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Danish

Ingredients

  • 250 g flour
  • 250 g sugar
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 dl milk
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla
For the topping:
  • 8 tbsp butter
  • ½ dl milk
  • 200 g brown sugar
  • 100 g coconut flakes sweetened

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. In a small bowl, mix flour and baking powder.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk eggs and sugar until light and fluffy.
  4. Melt butter in a small saucepan and remove from heat, adding milk in as you pull it off the stove.
  5. Add milk and butter to egg and sugar, whisk to incorporate fully.
  6. Add vanilla.
  7. Add flour and baking soda, and fold.
  8. Pour into parchment lined 9 x 13 baking pan or silicone cake pan.
  9. Bake for 20 minutes.
  10. While cake is baking make the topping, melt butter in saucepan.
  11. Stir in milk and brown sugar and let boil about 1 minute.
  12. Remove from heat and stir in coconut.
  13. Remove cake from oven (it should be lightly browned and firmed up.)
  14. Pour topping over cake and return to oven to bake another 10 minutes.
  15. Let cool slightly and serve.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 404kcal (20%) Carbohydrates 60g (20%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 16g (25%) Saturated Fat 11g (55%) Polyunsaturated Fat 5g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 81mg (27%) Sodium 243mg (10%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 43g (86%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 404

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 404kcal 20%
Carbohydrates 60g 20%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 16g 25%
Saturated Fat 11g 55%
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g 29%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 81mg 27%
Sodium 243mg 10%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 43g 86%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.