Mexican · Dessert
Pastel de Coco
A small Mexican-style coconut cake built on a buttery, lightly coconut-milk-enriched sponge that's soaked with condensed milk straight from the oven, then finished with a thin coconut cream topping and toasted coconut. The soak keeps the crumb moist and intensely coconut-forward without being heavy, echoing the tres leches tradition but concentrated into a single humble layer cake.
$1
20 minsPrep
30 minsCook
70 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
468Calories
6.2gProtein
28.1gFat
50gCarbs
30.2gSugar
1.9gFiber
496mgSodium
88mgChol
20.6gSat Fat
223mgPotassium
68mgCalcium
2mgIron
0.2mcgVitamin B12
1mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0.5gAlcohol
Goes well with
Mexican Lager Beer
local
Atole de Coco
international
vegetarian
sweet-spot
hidden-gems
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 175°C and grease and line a 10cm round cake tin.
2
Sift the cake flour, baking powder and salt together into a bowl.
3
Cream the softened butter and sugar with a hand mixer for 2-3 minutes until pale and fluffy.
4
Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until smooth, then fold in the toasted desiccated coconut (10g).
5
Alternate folding in the dry flour mixture and the coconut milk in two additions, mixing just until no streaks remain.
6
Pour the batter into the prepared tin and smooth the top.
7
Bake for 28-32 minutes until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean and the top springs back.
8
Remove from the oven and, while still warm, poke the cake all over with a skewer and spoon the condensed milk slowly over the top so it soaks in.
9
Cool completely in the tin on a wire rack.
10
Once cool, spread the coconut cream over the top as a light frosting layer and scatter over the toasted desiccated coconut garnish (8g).
11
Slice into pieces and serve.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 45g45g Cake Flour, sifted
- 40g40g Sugar White
- 30g30g Butter, softened
- 27g27g Egg, lightly beaten
- 25g25g Coconut Milk
- 3g3g Baking Powder
- 3g3g Vanilla Extract
- 1g1g Salt
- 10g10g Coconut Desiccated, toasted
- 30g30g Condensed Milk, soak, , dairy_liquids
- 25g25g Coconut Cream, 1
- 8g8g Coconut Desiccated, toasted, for garnish, 1
