Danish Dream Cake, a light, springy cake with decadent coconut caramel topping, is an easy, delicious dessert that is a crowd pleaser!
This post is sponsored by Princess Cruise Line. All opinions are my own.
I was recently in Copenhagen Denmark for the beginning of an epic trip of a lifetime – an 11 day cruise around the Baltic Sea with Princess Cruises.
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We’re hitting Germany, Norway, Estonia, Russia, Finland, and Sweden – such a dream!
Copenhagen was one of my favorite stops though – the city is dotted with lovely streets full of pretty pastels and perfect cobblestones. It’s like a Hans Christian Andersen fairytale come to life – I can see why he was so inspired having lived in Copenhagen!
Danish Dream Cake
- 250g all purpose flour
- 250g sugar
- 4 tbsp butter
- 3 eggs
- 2 dl milk
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla
- for the topping:
- 8 tbsp butter
- ½ dl milk
- 200g brown sugar
- 100 g sweetened coconut flakes
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a small bowl, mix flour and baking soda.
- In a large bowl, whisk eggs and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Melt butter in a small saucepan and remove from heat, adding milk in as you pull it off the stove.
- Add milk and butter to egg and sugar, whisk to incorporate fully.
- Add vanilla.
- Add flour and baking soda, and fold.
- Pour into parchment lined pan or silicone cake pan.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- While cake is baking, melt butter in saucepan.
- Stir in milk and brown sugar and let boil about 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and stir in coconut.
- Remove cake from oven (it should be lightly browned and firmed up.)
- Pour topping over cake and return to oven to bake another 10 minutes.
- Let cool slightly and serve.
