I’ve always been curious about the famous white chocolate coconut bundt cake Tom Cruise sends to his celebrity friends every Christmas (from Doan’s Bakery in California), so when I found this copycat recipe and the excuse of being invited to a potluck holiday party with close friends, I finally decided to try it. Also I thought it would be a fun conversation starter cos how many cakes come with lore?
Also, I live in the Netherlands and every store near me was sold out of icing sugar and I only have an immersion blender. We suspect because of Sinterklaas and everyone eating oliebollen so I ended up taking a train just to find some. I also had to embark on a side quest for sweetened coconut shreds and coconut emulsion, which I didn’t even know existed until I decided to make this recipe.
The cake itself has white chocolate melted into the batter and coconut emulsion for extra flavour. The bottom is dusted with toasted coconut and caramel bits before baking, which creates a caramel-coconut crust. After baking it gets smothered in cream cheese frosting (with more coconut emulsion) and showered in sweetened coconut.
Sadly, the party got postponed because our hosts got sick but I’ll still be sending them some cake along with some get well wishes. Luckily it's just next door.
Review: OMG! Absolutely worth the effort and I would train hop for the ingredients again! 10/10 The highlight is the caramel coconut bottom. It was a bit brittle but just added all the crunch and flavour. The cake was incredibly moist with huge coconut flavour and the frosting was to die for! It also didn't eat too sweet. The only issue was that I had to bake mine about 20 minutes longer than the recipe suggested (and I even bought the exact Nordic Ware pan they recommend), but it still turned out amazing!
Recipe link if you’re curious: https://cakebycourtney.com/white-chocolate-coconut-bundt-cake/
by Typical_Use788
Dining and Cooking