This week's Tuesdays with Dorie offering was a Coconut Tea Cake. There were all kinds of variations to be made, so, since the lime-coconut version seemed to be the most popular, I decided to go with a Blood Orange-Coconut cake.
I added the zest of two small blood oranges and a few drops of orange oil. In place of the coconut milk, I used some of my powdered coconut milk, which I added to the dry ingredients; then I heated the water and butter together.
My only disappointment was that I couldn't detect the rum. Maybe I'll use more next time.
The outside of the cake looked a bit motley, but it was moist and delicious with a nice sugary crust. I had great plans to freeze some so I wouldn't be tempted to eat it all.
I lost.
It did last for quite a few days, retaining its moistness and flavor the entire time. I would highly recommend this cake as either a breakfast treat, a light snack, or a nice dessert.
The tea cake was chosen by Carmen of Carmen Cooks. It's definitely a cake I will make again. To read other opinions, stop by the TWD blog.
11 comments:
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for baking with me. :)
nice!
Lovely tea cake! I like your twist using the blood orange zest.
I also used orange zest/juice but I also added ginger. It was really tasty. This cake is a winner.
I liked the little bit of crust on this cake. It was a light cake and I could have eaten it all myself, too. Looks good!
Great idea with the blood oranges!
You lost. :D Too funny. The cake looks delicious! I have never tried blood oranges. Guess I should do something about that. :)
Your cake looks great! I have never tried blood oranges but saw them in the grocery store a couple days ago - I wish I would have thought to use them in this cake!
Well it LOOKS spectacular -I think I quadrupled the rum! :) That was my "variation" though... but the blood orange (something I've never used yet) sounds wonderful.
cool idea to use blood orange and oil. :) i loved mine too. Just made it today and will be posting tuesday.
YUM!
Oh how pretty your cake turned out. Definitely up the rum next time, it gave a really lovely flavor. Your cake is beautiful.
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