As I’m celebrating my birthday today I wanted to share a yummy recipe with you. This one is for a cake full of summery coconut flavour with just a hint of lemon.
I usually make my own birthday cake each year and last year this was the one I had. The recipe is from Joyofbaking which is a wonderful site with lots of wonderful recipes. You can find the original recipe here.
This stacked cake consists of layers of buttermilk cake with lemon curd in between and a seven minute frosting to top it all off.
Buttermilk Cake:
325 g flour
225 g butter
350 g sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
240 ml buttermilk
Lemon Curd:
3 eggs
80 ml lemon juice
1 tbs grated lemon zest (or a lemon flavouring of your choice)
150 g sugar
55 g (4 tbs) butter
Frosting:
3 large eggwhites (room temp)
300 g sugar
60 ml cold water
1 tbs light syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or flavouring of your choice)
Garnish:
150 g shredded coconut
This is the metric version as that’s what I usually use but if you’re looking for cup measurements please check out the original recipe. You will need two round baking pans (about 23 x 5 cm).
edible nasturtium flowers and lemon balm as decoration
Cake Batter:
Mix all the dry ingredients(flour mix) in a large bowl. Beat butter and sugar until soft and fluffy. Then add the eggs, one at a time, until well combined. Alternately add the flour mix and buttermilk to the egg mixture. Then divide batter evenly between the two prepared pans.
Bake for about 27-30 mins (depending on your oven and your choice of baking dish) at 180°C.
Let cool completely before filling and frosting.
Lemon Curd:
In the recipe on JoyofBaking you will find instructions to make your own lemon curd. But you could always just buy a jar of ready-made lemon curd, which is what I did to save some time.
Frosting:
This frosting is actually super yummy (if you like sweet, then this is for you). Put all the ingredients into a stainless steel bowl and beat the ingredients until well combined. Then place the bowl over a small saucepan with simmering water. Continue beating the mixture with a handheld mixer on medium speed (about 3 min). Continue on high until the frosting forms small peaks (about 3-4 mins). Remove from heat and add the vanilla extract. Beat another 2 mins until the frosting has the desired consistency. Let cool to room temperature and use immediately.
Assemble the cake by cutting each of the two layers in half and then spreading some lemon curd on each half. You can also sprinkle each layer with a bit of shredded coconut. When you’ve finished stacking the layers, frost the cake with the 7 minute frosting and garnish with shredded coconut.
Recipe Source: Joyofbaking here
Decorating with edible Flowers
I decided to decorate this cake with edible nasturtium flowers(Tropaeolum majus) and lemon balm(Melissa officinalis) from my little urban balcony/garden. The upside of having a birthday in early September is the abundance of fresh flowers and herbs from the garden. I love the idea of edible decorations so nasturtiums and Calendula are staples I grow every year. Lemon balm is another all-time favourite of mine that goes wonderfully with anything fresh and lemony. Plus, the plants are really hardy and perennial.
Do you ever decorate with edible flowers? I hope you’re all having a great week so far!
Der Kuchen ist ja alleine schon optisch ein richtiger Hingucker und hört sich super lecker an :)
Liebe Grüße und ein schönes Wochenende,
Jana von bezauberndenana.de
Vielen lieben Dank, Jana :) Das wünsche ich dir auch!
Das sieht ja super lecker aus :)
Liebste Grüße aus Münster,
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Uhhhhmmmm…. may I have a slice?!!!
Kisses, Paola.
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Such a beautiful cake. Looks yummy. I should try the recipe.
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hey, oh wie lecker, ich liebe cononut! das wäre perfekt für mich!
ich wünsche dir ein schönes wochenende!
Looks delicious!
Love, Lindsey
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MMMmm!!! Looks so Yummy!!! =) Great job! =)
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If only i could grab this from my screen , i’m practically drooling over this cake , will have to get my ingredients ready to try this at home. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Hope you have a great weekend.
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What a cute cake! Happy birthday!
XoXo,
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Thank you soo much! Have a great weekend, Tamara x
This cake looks delicious! Thanks for sharing and have a terrific weekend!
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Thank you very much Kathrine! Have a lovely weekend x
Happy birthday! This cake looks amazing.
Amy Ann
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Thank you so much, Amy Ann! It was very yummy. x
Happy birthday!!! :-) :-) :-)
Happy Birthday!
I think that it’s such a lovely idea to make your own birthday cake – why not!
This looks so yummy, and I might have to try it myself :)
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Happy birthday to you, beautiful. That cake looks delish and yummy.
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How awesome! I’m loving the pics!
xoxo, Hadasah
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such a lovely cake!!! <3
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Happy b-day …this cake looks very good as well as nice!!!P.S. I was born the 8th of September too (1988) ^^
Kisses
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Happy Birthday!
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looks great!
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such a great idea to decorate a cake with edible flowers. I only used rose pedals to decorate so far, but I would like to try decorating with other flowers as well. I just need to do a bit of research first, so I’m sure which flowers are edible and which aren’t.
Your cake looks fantastic! I’m sure it tastes yummy as well. Thank you for sharing the recipe. I might try baking it some day. I will let you know if I do. In the meantime, I plan to try to bake a cake with peaches….maybe tomorrow:)
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It looks extremely yummy and now I want to try immediately a piece :)
xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena
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Happy birthday! Your cake looks delicious, the edible flowers are a great decoration :)
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Meine Güte, der klingt ja wahnsinnig lecker! :)
Vielen Dank für das Rezept.
XX,
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So beautiful !
Kiss, Lise
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Happy belated Birthday Christina! May all your dreams come true! That cake looks absolutely delicious ! I really like the idea of using fresh, edible flowers to decorate the cake. It’s something I haven’t tried before, but a lovely way of making use of the flowers you have in season.
I hope you a had a lovely birthday and celebrated in style!
Saba xx
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My best wishes darling
The cake look super yummy *w*
xx
Oh, ich bin ein bisserl spät dran mit meinen Geburtstagswünschen, liebe Christina, aber sie kommen von Herzen! <3 Deine Torte sieht wundervoll aus – und hat vermutlich auch so geschmeckt. Ich liebe jedenfalls Kokos in allen Variationen, also hätt' ich dein Prachtstück garantiert gemocht! Und die essbare Blütendeko macht sich wunderhübsch dazu!
Allerliebste Rostrosengrüße von der Traude
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This recipe looks so delicious, we love coconut and adding some to a cake sounds like a great idea! Will have to give this a try soon!
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Der Kuchen sieht wirklich toll aus!
Liebe Grüße,
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Great job, looks delicious!!!
Kisses, Paola.
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Wow das sieht ja wirklich super lecker aus. Ich liebe Kokosnuss !
Liebe Grüße :)
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Toller Kuchen! Ich liebe Kokusnuss :)
Auf meinem Blog gibt es ein DIY Schmuck Bastelset zu gewinnen :)
Vllt. hast du Lust dran teilzunehmen.
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Those edible flowers are so awesome!
xx
Ich hätte bitte gern ein riesiges Stück oder bitte auch gern zwei!
Wie lecker :)
Liebe Grüße Ela