45 mn
6
For this chocolate and coconut surprise cake, you will need:
Chocolate cake:
200g flour
190g sugar
1 teaspoon of baking powder LA PATELIERE
3 eggs
100g butter
120g milk
100g couverture dark chocolate LA PATELIERE
Coconut heart:
125g flour
120g sugar
1 teaspoon of baking powder LA PATELIERE
2 eggs
60g butter
50g milk
2 teaspoons of coconut aroma LA PATELIERE
Decoration:
Coloured chocolate sweets LA PATELIERE
Prepare the coconut heart:
Preheat oven to 170°C.
Cream butter with sugar until the mixture lightens. Add eggs one at a time. Add flour and baking powder. Add milk and aroma (you can also add food colouring if you want to).
Pour the preparation in a buttered cake mould. Bake for 35 minutes.
When the cake is baked, let it cool and unmould. Cut into thick slices and cut out hearts shapes with a pastry cutter. Set aside.
Prepare the chocolate cake:
Preheat oven to 170°C.
Cream butter with sugar until the mixture lightens. Add egg yolk one at a time. Add flour and baking powder. Add melted chocolate and milk. Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold into the mixture gradually.
In a buttered mould, pour a little bit of the chocolate dough. Put the coconut hearts tightly packed against each other over the total length of the cake. Complete with all the chocolate dough.
Bake for 50 minutes.
Let it cool. You can decorate your cake with melted chocolate and coloured chocolate sweets.
Recipe made by Dame Théière.
