Danish Dream Cake

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup (225 g) granulated sugar
• 1⁄2 tsp. vanilla sugar (see note at top)
• 1¾ cups (225 g) all-purpose flour or cake flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 2⁄3 cup (150 ml) whole milk
• 3⁄4 stick (75 g) butter, melted
• 1 stick (100 g) butter
• 1½ cups (150 g) dried shredded coconut
• 1¼ cups (250 g) dark brown sugar
• 1⁄3 cup (75 ml) whole milk
• Pinch salt

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Prepare a 9-inch springform or round cake pan, greased and lined with baking parchment.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk the eggs, granulated sugar and vanilla sugar on a high speed for a few minutes, until white and light. Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, sift the flour and baking powder together.
3. Carefully fold the flour into the egg mixture. Mix the milk with the melted butter in a jug/pitcher and carefully pour into the batter, folding it in until incorporated. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 35–40 minutes, or until almost done (try not to open the oven door for the first 20 minutes of the total baking time).
5. To make the topping, put all the ingredients in a saucepan and gently melt together.
6. Remove the cake from the oven and carefully spread the topping all over the cake. Return to the oven. Turn up the heat to 400°F and bake for a further 5 minutes.
7. Leave cake to cool before eating, if you can (we are well aware it’s hard to do that).