the thing i love most about this cake is that it is so easy to make, all you need is a food processor.
i love the combination of strawberries and coconut but you could change the fruit for anything really like blueberries or peaches.
if you love the gooey centre and crispy shell on a coconut macaroon you should like this.
i found a wooden pallet in a skip across the road and made this table top for a photo backdrop, my brother ripped it apart and then put it back together to look like a table and then i stained it,
i picked the peonies from the garden as they went nicely with the red of the strawberries and cherries.
how cute are these dutch strawberries they are so little.
(depending on how big you want it you can half the recipe, i used half in very small tins and it was enough for three layers still)
recipe
14 ounces dessicated coconut
1/2 cup caster sugar
3 egg whites
1 cup chopped strawberries and cherries
pinch salt
line three cake tins with baking paper preheat the oven to 325f
in a food processor mix the coconut, salt and sugar together then add the egg whites, finally add the chopped fruit but just pulse enough to bring together, (keep some chunks of fruit)
separate between the three tins and press in, bake for 30 minutes until golden. leave to cool in the tins then gently remove,
whip 2 cups of double cream with 5 tbsp icing sugar and pipe in between the layers, decorate with flaked coconut and more strawberries
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This cake looks fabulous! As do your beautiful photos. It always makes my day to see your posts!
Bonsoir,
Comment ne pas se laisser tenter par un si joli gâteau qui me semble succulent ?
L'association de la noix de coco avec les fraises est très intéressante. Je suis certaine d'aimer !
Merci pour ces très jolies photos qui accompagnent cette jolie publication.
Gros bisous ♡
Ooh, macaroons on cake? That sounds awesome! Love the fresh fruit in here 🙂
My list of cakes to cook from your fabulous blogs grows daily. The pallet table is great too.
This is so beautiful, Aimee, as always. I could just stare at these photos all day. And, it's so funny that you mention your backdrop, because my 'tables' are also made of roadside palettes that we ripped apart and stained. Great minds think alike, I suppose? xo
So pretty, the combination of macaroons with fruit is just lovely!
This is such a beautiful cake! I love how rustic it is! Every time I attempt to make a rustic cake they just look messy! I can't seem to master the look. But you did it fabulously! I am getting ready to start hosting a new link party with Refresh Living starting this coming Tuesday @ 7pm CST. We would love to have you join us!
Thank you!
Cat
Wow! Your brother did a fantastic job with that photography backdrop. It adds a lot of great texture to the photo. The cake looks delicious as always and those peonies. . .can you say love? You are so lucky to have a garden. I live in the city where we are lucky to have a few blades of grass.
Oh wow. This is absolutely divine. Looks so moist and fruity and perfect. Can I have a slice (or three)?
This looks amazing! I really want to try baking this cake this weekend, my mother in law loooooves macaroons! One questions please 🙂 , what diameter cake tins did you use for this recipe? Thank you very much!
these where quite small tins I think 6cm x
Thank you very much! 🙂