Swedish Dream Cake
 
 
A wonderfully buttery, moist cake topped with gooey-crispy coconut praline.
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Ingredients
For the cake:
  • 3 eggs
  • ¾ cup (165g) caster sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • 1 cup (150g) plain flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • ¼ cup milk
  • ¾ stick (75g) butter, melted
For the topping:
  • 1 stick (115g) butter
  • ½ cup (115g) brown sugar
  • ¼ cup (65 ml) milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 cups (150g) coconut flakes (unsweetened)
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 320F/160C and grease and line a 9in/23cm round cake tin, or a 11x8 inch rectangular tin.
  2. Place the eggs, sugar and vanilla into a bowl and whisk until pale and fluffy and doubled in volume. This takes a while, so easiest to do it with an electric whisk.
  3. Place the flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl and stir together. Do the same with the sour cream and milk.
  4. Now, add a third of the flour, a third of the milk mixture and a third of the butter to the egg mixture and begin gently folding it in with a large metal spoon or spatula. Once the first lot is incorporated, add the remaining ingredients in two parts, folding well after each.
  5. Once the batter is all incorporated, scrape it into the lined tin and bake for 25 minutes, or until golden and springing bake when lightly touched.
  6. When the cake has about 5 minutes bake time remaining, prepare the topping. Place all the ingredients except the coconut into a large saucepan and heat until everything is melted and combined. Stir in the coconut, and mix well.
  7. When the cake is finished baking, take it out and crank the oven up to 425F/220C. Spread the coconut topping mixture over the cake evenly, and then place it back in the oven for 5 minutes, or until it is golden and bubbling.
  8. Leave the cake to cool completely in the tin, and then run a knife around the edge to loosen the praline topping if it has stuck. Turn the cake out and serve! This is gorgeous with a cup of black tea.
Recipe by The Sugar Hit at http://www.thesugarhit.com/2014/09/swedish-dream-cake-recipe.html