Recipe by Yael Dagan

Dairy Coconut Sponge Cake

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Dairy Dairy
Medium Medium
6 Servings
Allergens

Ingredients

Cake

  • 8 eggs, separated

  • 1 cup sugar, divided

  • 1 cup (100 grams) shredded coconut or ground walnuts

  • 3 tablespoons matzo meal

  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder

  • 1 tablespoon oil

  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

Glaze

  • 1/2 cup water

  • 3 tablespoons rum flavoring

Coconut Frosting

  • 1 cup milk

  • 2 ounces (50 grams) butter

  • 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided

  • 1 cup shredded coconut

  • 1 (250-milliliter) container whipping cream

Directions

Prepare the Cake

1.

Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit (150 degrees Celsius) and grease a 10-inch (26-centimeter) round pan.

2.

Beat egg whites with 1/2 cup sugar until stiff and shiny. Set aside.

3.

Beat yolks with other 1/2 cup sugar. Fold both mixtures together.

4.

Combine coconut or walnuts, matzo meal, and cocoa and fold into mixture. Lastly, fold oil and baking powder into mixture.

5.

Pour batter into a large greased pan and bake at 300–320 degrees Fahrenheit (150–160 degrees Celsius) for about half an hour.

Prepare the Glaze

1.

Combine water and rum flavoring and drizzle over cake as soon as you take it out of the oven.

Prepare the Frosting

1.

Prepare coconut cream frosting by placing milk, butter, 1/2 cup sugar and coconut into a small saucepan and cooking over low heat until mixture thickens. Cool and set aside.

2.

Beat whipping cream with one tablespoon sugar and then fold into coconut cream. Spread evenly over cake.

Dairy Coconut Sponge Cake

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