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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

TWD Coconut Tea Cake


I haven't baked for a month and I really had no reason to bake a bundt cake, there are two of us. But I miss baking, I had a good hour and I baked a bundt cake because I can! I'm so glad I did. This was a fun cake to make, it came together quickly. Beating eggs and sugar for three minutes is a beautiful thing.


I was intrigued with Dorie's 'playing around' ideas; I added orange rind and juice because I had it. I then remembered making a delicious cookie that paired orange and ginger, so I decided to live on the baking edge and add ginger also.


The results were so yummy. I am big on drizzling, glazing and frosting, it's a good thing. But this cake was so beautiful I had to leave it alone. I'm glad I did because this cake is simply delicious. With hints of coconut, orange and ginger this moist cake was heaven on a plate! I may serve it with a scoop of yummy ice cream or not.


Check Carmen's blog at CarmenCooks for the recipe.  Be careful of the baking time, my cake was done after 50 minutes.  Stop by the TWD blog and see what other great bakers thought of Coconut Tea Cake

27 comments:

  1. your cake is gorgeous! thanks for baking with me this week. :)

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  2. I love the reflection of the cake in the glass dome. Great photo. The cake looks awesome too. - Carol

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  3. Looks yummy!! I wish I could be there to sample it!

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  4. Wow, the way you made this sounds perfect! It looks beautiful, too!

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  5. wow your cake looks beautiful! And good for you for living on the baking edge with ginger and orange :)

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  6. Your cake is Beautiful with a capital B! Nice job!

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  7. Gorgeous cake! Mine would be jealous if I hadn't already eaten the entire thing. Ginger sounds like a great addition--I may try that next time. Did you use fresh or dried?

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  8. Your cake looks delish, and it must be with ginger, coconut, and orange! Great combo!!

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  9. The orange variation sounds delicious. Your photos are great, especially that first one on the cake plate!

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  10. Your cake is lovely! I also loved this cake. Thank you for stopping by my blog today :-)

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  11. What gorgeous color your cake has! And yum...all of those tasty ingredients! Glad you baked and glad you enjoyed it!

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  12. Your cake looks amazing! I love the color of it and how pretty it looks in the cake platter! It looks soo moist too! =) Adding ginger sounds like a fantastic idea - I'll have to remember that!

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  13. Orange-ginger sounds like a great combination for this cake! Great job. Sometimes you just gotta bake a bundt!

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  14. I love all your photos! Beautiful cake!

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  15. I loved how nicely this cake turned out too--so easy to put together and came out of the pan without a hitch. It does seem like glaze--even if yummy--might disturb its prettiness!

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  16. Your photos are gorgeous, the cake looks perfect! A month is a long time to go without baking, this is a good one to come back with.

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  17. As usual, looks delicious mamma...once again I'm sad that I live so far away so that I can't enjoy your tuesday baking!!

    Photos are awesome...you are developing a real talent for food photography!!

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  18. Gorgeous! Your photos are wonderful! And, the cake looks divine. I can smell mine (I'm a day late and a dollar short) baking in the oven right now and can't wait to try it!

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  19. your cake has such a gorgeous color!

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  20. Your cake is beautiful, and I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for baking with me this week. :)

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  21. ginger and orange...yum! Great looking cake!!

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  22. That is a simply lovely cake. Nice job!

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  23. Glad you are recovering well from your surgery. Love the photos of your grandkids-I have six. Oh BTW, your cake looks smashing-perfect texture! Thanks for commenting on my blog, Cafe Lynnylu

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  24. I have to agree - that is one nice looking bundt cake. So classic - love it in the cake dome! Glad you enjoyed it - it was a favorite cake of mine as well (although I did "little" cakes!) Nicely done!

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  25. love your variation. and I agree that mixing eggs and sugar for three minutes is a beautiful thing!

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