A few days ago, my husband and I had one of those days where absolutely NOTHING could satisfy our sweet tooths. And it didn’t help that we had nearly no sweet things in the house. As I was digging through my pantry like a crazy-lady (looking for a tin of Caramel Treat), I saw that I still had one box of “box-cake” left over from my birthday. I grabbed it, knowing that it wouldn’t completely satisfy my sweet tooth, but it had to do. I whipped up the batter, got them into the oven in their mini loaf tins and waited patiently. And then I spotted the bananas. I immediately…
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And now, in the last of the birthday feast installments, I’m sharing the recipe for the gorgeous Coconut Cake with you. Although, it’s not much of a recipe because I committed one of biggest culinary ‘faux pas’ ‘ of my life. I used a pre-mix. Also known as Box Cake. I was very eager to bake my own vanilla cake but as I stood in the baking aisle of the supermarket packing the flour into my shopping basket, I spotted the box cakes and just instinctively grabbed 2 boxes. I mean, I’ve had it before and it’s pretty darn good AND I had so much to do. Lamb and chicken…
This cake is the perfect thing for afternoon tea because it’s not too sweet. It’s basically a banana bread (although the texture is lighter) with a buttery, peanutbutter frosting. Topped with chopped Pecans, it’s absolute heaven! How I wish there was still some left! 2 eggs 5ml (0.17 fluid ounces) Vanilla Extract 200ml (6.76 fluid ounces) Buttermilk 100g (3.53 ounces) Sugar 240g (8.47 ounces) Cake Flour 5ml (0.17 fluid ounces) Bicarb 5ml (0.17 fluid ounces) Baking Powder Pinch of Salt 110g (3.88 ounces) Soft Butter 225g (7.94 ounces) Mashed Banana (I just whizzed mine with my hand blender) For the frosting: 400g (14.11 ounces) Icing Sugar 50g (1.76 ounces) Soft…
