Happy weekend everyone!! This was a very special week for us; we celebrated our daughters 18th Birthday! I have to admit this comes with some mixed feelings and maybe a few secret tears:) Yes my babies are growing up, making me think back to when they were little, time goes by so fast indeed, but now I have a grown up daughter, and I am very proud of the young lady she’s become!
We share a love for all things coconut, usually my kids let me know what kind of cake they would like to have on their birthday, but this year they were both asking for a surprise:) I’ve made her a almond coconut cake with raw Raffaello truffles, you could of course use the real Raffaello truffles. I’ve made the cake refined-sugar free; almond coconut sponge filled with coconut whipped cream, so simple but so delicious!
If you love coconut you’ll love this cake!!
Almond Coconut (Raffaello) Cake
Almond Coconut Sponge
- 6 large eggs, room temperature
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup honey or sugar
- 1/2 cup almonds, ground
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup all-purpose unbleached flour
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 500 ml whipping cream, 35%, chilled
- 1 tsp vanilla sugar
- 1/4 cup honey or icing sugar
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup canned coconut milk
- 8 or more Ferrero Raffaello truffles, optional
- lightly toasted shredded coconut, optional
-Grease and line a bottom and sides of a 9-inch (23 cm) pan with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 340F/170C.
-Separate egg whites from yolks. Add a pinch of salt to the whites and start mixing until foamy. Gradually add honey or sugar and continue whipping until stiff peaks form.
-Mix egg yolks with almond extract and fold into the whipped whites.
-Mix together ground almonds, coconut and flour then gradually and carefully incorporate into the whites.
-Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 40-45 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool for about 10-15 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely on a rack.
For the whipped cream frosting:
-In a large bowl mix the whipping cream and the vanilla sugar. Whip until lightly/almost stiff then gradually add the honey or icing sugar, as sweet as you like it, continue whipping until stiff peaks form. Fold in the shredded coconut.
Assemble the cake:
-Divide the sponge cake into 3 layers. Place one layer on a serving plate. Spread 1/3 cup coconut milk over the cake. Spread evenly with a bit less then a third of the whipped cream. Top with second cake layer and repeat. Add the third layer of cake. Cover the top and sides of the cake with whipped cream, leaving it like that or get creative with piping rosettes and so on. Decorate with Raffaello truffles and toasted coconut. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Tip: You could get fancy and drizzle some coconut liquor (Malibu) over the sponge layers:)
Happy 18th Birthday!
Enjoy!
Ursula
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YUM!!!
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Thank you!😊
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Wow it looks so impressive!
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Thank you AJ!🤗
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Happy Birthday to your daughter ! You made her day so memorable by making this beautifully decorated coconut cake topped with scrumptious Raffaello truffles !!
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Thank you very much Megala!😊xo
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Wow, looks amazing Ursula. 🙂
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Thank you so much!🤗
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Wow – that looks great!
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Thank you so much Karin!😊xo
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Such a gorgeous looking cake. Love the flavors! Happy Birthday! 🙂
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Thank you very much Ronit! It was really delicious-a coconut dream😊
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Congratulations with your daughters birthday. The cake looks amazing!
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Thank you so much Myra!😊xo
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I’ve tried a few versions of the Almond coconut cakes and liked each and every one of them, so this is a must-try!
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Thank you Kreso! It was amazing, had an intense coconut flavor, we loved it!😊
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Cake looks absolutely amazing! 🙂 And happy birthday!!! How did you celebrate her? I can barely imagine how do you feel (your secret tears 🙂 … I am already thinking that time flies when we celebrated one year of our cheeky monkey 🙂
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Thank you so much Vero! We had a small party at home and she also celebrated with friends over the weekend! I know, it is really a little crazy, sometimes it would be nice to have them still little and cute😉😄hugs
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I know what do you mean ❤️ I am thinking from time to time how can I stop time 😂 Just for a bit so he doesn’t grow that fast. And my husband is always like “but he is healthy, he should grow” 😂I know all that… But… As you are saying, little and cute and curious, learning everything and many time wants just mummy around (I am selfish a bit now 😂)
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Yum! I love the coconut almond combination!
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Thank you!! Yes it goes well together, but the cake really does taste mostly of coconut, so yummy, a keeper!☺😋
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Hopped over from Megala’s place! Lovely site you have here!!!! Gotta LOVE Coconut and Almond!
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Thank you Jennifer! And thanks for checking out my blog, so glad you like it!🤗 xo
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Such a pretty pretty cake Ursula!! It just looks like a birthday! Hope your daughter had the best birthday!! We have 4 family birthdays lately– so many cakes! Hugs from here.
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Thank you very much Rhonda!! Yes she did!🤗😘
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A belated happy birthday to your daughter. She must have loved that gorgeous, gorgeous cake! 🙂
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Thank you so much!! I really appreciate it! Yes, she loved it, it was so delicious!😘
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Since it is my birthday today, I had to check this one out! So yummy-looking! Congratulations on the 18-year old. Always so bittersweet!
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Yay! Happy Birthday Deborah!😘
And thank you so much!☺
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Happy birthday to your not-so-little one! Time really flies once you start having kids!
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Thank you! Yes I still can’t really believe I have a grown up kid!🙃☺
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Beautiful cake Ursula. And a belated Birthday wish to your daughter.
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Thank you so much Sumith!!😊
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Happy belated birthday to your daughter, Ursula! 🎉 They really do grow up fast it seems. A new phase in life begins. You are an awesome mom for baking that delicious toasted coconut-y cake.
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Aww thank you so much Eartha! I really appreciate it🤗
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What an amazing cake! Happy 18th birthday to your daughter! How exciting!!!
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Thank you so much Diane!!☺
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Beautiful cake and perfect for your daughter’s 18th! So fancy! 🙂
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Thank you! This cake was so delish, she loved it!☺
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I am loving coconut right now! Thanks for sharing.
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Me too, love it! We really enjoyed this cake, it was so good!😊
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Happy belated Birthday!!
The cake looks great! Thanks for sharing the recipe 😀
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Thank you so much!😊it was really delicious, I hope you’ll give it a try!☺
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Yum love the flavor of almond and coconut and the use of coconut milk. Totally healthy.
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Me too, so yummy! Thank you!😊
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You’re welcome can’t wait to try it. 😀😀
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Almond is such a wonderful flavor, in my opinion. 😊
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Beautiful 🙂
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Thank you Karen! It was super delicious! 😊
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