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this amazing chocolate coconut cake is a one-bowl wonder which i adapted from a very old cookbook i was about to give away. super easy to make, its also good without the glaze and you can make it as cupcakes or in layers.
not too sweet, with enough coconut and chocolate flavors, this is a perfect cake for an afternoon tea or snack.
did i mention its a one-bowl recipe?. simply dump the ingredients in a bowl and beat for a few minutes. youre welcome.
i have a million cookbooks, some really old, lots that are hard to find now, and as the obsessive baker i am, i cherish them like children. dont touch my books without permission. or do so at your risk, haha.
but, so many great new ones appear every year that its hard to make space. because i buy tons.
clearly, i have a condition and it wont go away. so, every few years, i try to get rid of some old ones, those i never even open anymore. as it happens every time i go to cut my hair and i just happen to like it that day, i make the discard pile of cookbooks and then start browsing them. just in case im throwing away a great recipe or an idea.
and recipes like this one appear. and i give it a try and theyre so good. so the book goes back to the bookshelf. its really very hard to do my job let me tell you. the books just stay there.
anyway, thats how this chocolate coconut bundt cake came to be. adapted as usual, because its what we bakers do, but essentially a great base recipe.
the chocolate glaze adds a lot to the final bite. this is hands down my favorite chocolate glaze, a ganache with the addition of corn syrup, butter and dulce de leche that makes it silkier and prevents it from hardening too much. i like the frosting to remain soft. if you dont have dulce de leche omit it, or use this other fabulous frosting, or your favorite one, im sure you have a go-to recipe that never fails.
the toasted coconut scales are for decoration really. they are a curious thing to bite into, so i encourage you to add regular flaked coconut to the decoration. though scales look prettier, i dont like biting into them much. but thats my opinion of course.
so an old cookbook turned out to have this wonderful chocolate coconut cake. this is called vintage kitchen for a reason. i absolutely adore old cookbooks and the wonder of finding amazing recipes in them, still relevant after decades. this is one of them. with a few modern tweaks of course.
gorgeous old-fashioned chocolate coconut bundt cake with chocolate glaze! super easy, one-bowl recipe for coconut cake lovers!
butter or spray a 10-inch (26cm) bundt cake pan and dust with fine breadcrumbs or flour.
in a large bowl sift flour, baking soda and powder, salt, sugar, milk, butter, vanilla and eggs.
beat to mix, add melted chocolate and coconut and beat on high speed for 3 minutes, until creamy and light.
transfer to prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.
let cool on wire rack and unmold on serving platter.
put all ingredients in a medium saucepan over low heat.
mix with wooden spoon or wire whisk until all is melted and mixed but do not let it boil.
pour over the cooled cake and let it drip down the sides.
decorate with flaked toasted coconut.
bake it as cupcakes (about 18) or in layers and fill with chocolate frosting or dulce de leche.
what a wonderful post, paula. my advice, dont throw those vintage gems away. when i had to downsize drastically, i took many of my precious cookbooks to our library for their annual book sale. it was a sad day for me and a bonanza for the library. i still miss each and everyone although i still have an ample supple on hand. youre right about good cookbooks coming out everyday. about this cake. it looks delicious and i have bookmarked it. i like coconut. this will be a winner for when i return to aspen for the summer. the staff at the gant thanks you. i am south of the border now, as you know, so am closer to your kind of cuisine right now. loving my time in san miguel. and, enjoying your posts again.
glad youre enjoying the south mary! i completely agree with vintage books and recipes being gems. i hardly throw any out in the end or pass them on, so ill be the old lady who lived in her books haha!
thats a chocolate heaven! and i love the ease of preparation too.
a great cake, i agree!
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