The coconut and orange cake is a simple to prepare, fragrant and delicious dessert, without butter and lactose-free. The batter is prepared in less than 5 minutes simply by mixing all the ingredients with a hand whisk in a bowl, making this cake extremely quick to prepare! Thanks to the mix of coconut and orange or other citrus fruits, it will release a truly irresistible aroma during baking! Furthermore, we can bake this cake either using a classic springform pan, or if we want to make it more scenic, we can use a decorative and particular mold, for example, a star-shaped one, to obtain a simply beautiful cake!
The preparation is very simple: in a bowl, mix the eggs with the sugar, then add the oil, milk, a pinch of salt, the grated zest, and juice of two oranges or other citrus fruits such as tangerines, clementines, mandarins, or lemons. Gradually incorporate the flour sifted with the baking powder and finally the coconut. Keep mixing with the whisk until you get a well-blended and homogeneous batter. Pour it into a greased and floured mold and bake at 350°F for about 40-45 minutes. Once cooled, dust with powdered sugar and it’s ready to enjoy!
Light, fluffy as a cloud, extremely delicious, this coconut and orange cake is the perfect dessert for breakfast and everyday snacks or holiday occasions like Christmas and New Year’s Eve, and with its pleasant taste, the perfect sweet to enjoy at any time, even as a dessert!
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 8
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Christmas
Ingredients for Preparing the Coconut and Orange Christmas Star Cake
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose (00) flour
- 7 oz lactose-free milk (or almond, oat, rice milk)
- 3 eggs
- 2 oranges (zest and juice, about 3 1/2 oz)
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1 packet baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
Tools for Preparing the Coconut and Orange Christmas Star Cake
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Hand whisk
- 1 Mold
- 1 Oven
Steps for Preparing the Coconut and Orange Christmas Star Cake
Start preparing the Coconut and Orange Star cake by cracking the eggs into a bowl.
Add the sugar and mix with a whisk until pale and frothy.
Add the oil, milk, a pinch of salt, the grated zest, and the juice of two oranges or mandarins and mix quickly.
Sift the flour with the baking powder and gradually incorporate it into the egg mixture, mixing quickly with the whisk until perfectly combined and lump-free.
Finally, add the shredded coconut.
Pour the batter into a star-shaped mold that has been greased and floured, and bake the cake in a preheated oven at 350°F for about 45 minutes.
Let it cool, then turn it out onto a serving plate and dust with powdered sugar.
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You can keep the cake for up to 5 days in a cake holder.
You can substitute the star mold with a regular 9-inch springform pan.
Instead of orange juice and zest, you can use the juice and zest of other citrus fruits like mandarins, clementines, lemons, or limes.
Instead of powdered sugar, you can decorate the cake by making a glaze with lemon juice and powdered sugar to pour over the cake once cooled.
