Drømmekage fra Brovst
Drømmekage fra Brovst
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 80 g butter, plus some for the tins
- 4 eggs
- 1 pinch salt
- 250 g sugar
- 175 g plain (all purpose) flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 100 ml whole milk
For the Glaze
- 125 g butter
- 175 g desiccated coconut
- 250 g soft brown sugar
- 75 ml single cream
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C Fan.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 180
- 2
Melt 80 g of butter and set it aside to cool until lukewarm.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
In a large mixing bowl, crack 4 eggs and add a pinch of salt. Beat the eggs until they are fluffy.
⏱️ 3 min
- 4
Gradually add 250 g of sugar to the fluffy egg mixture, continuing to beat until the mixture is pale, fluffy, and all the sugar has dissolved.
⏱️ 5 min
- 5
Sift 175 g of plain (all purpose) flour and 2 teaspoons of baking powder into the batter. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the batter, a little at a time.
⏱️ 3 min
- 6
Gently fold in the 100 ml of whole milk and the cooled, lukewarm 80 g of melted butter into the batter.
⏱️ 2 min
- 7
Butter a round baking tin, approximately 24 cm in diameter.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Pour the prepared cake batter into the buttered tin.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Place the tin in the preheated oven and bake for 25 minutes.
⏱️ 25 min•🌡️ 180
- 10
While the cake is baking, put all the ingredients for the glaze (125 g butter, 175 g desiccated coconut, 250 g soft brown sugar, and 75 ml single cream) into a small saucepan.
⏱️ 2 min
- 11
Let the glaze ingredients melt together over low heat, stirring continuously until the mixture turns golden. Once golden, turn off the heat.
⏱️ 8 min
- 12
After 25 minutes, remove the cake from the oven. Spread the prepared coconut glaze evenly over the top of the partially baked cake.
⏱️ 2 min
- 13
Return the cake with the glaze to the oven and bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean and the topping has caramelized.
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 180
- 14
Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool on a wire rack in the tin for the first 15 minutes.
⏱️ 15 min
- 15
After 15 minutes, carefully remove the cake from the tin before the sugar in the glaze sets completely.
⏱️ 1 min
- 16
The Drømmekage fra Brovst is ready to be served, enjoyed as a classic Danish treat.
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Drømmekage fra Brovst
For the Cake
- 80 g butter, plus some for the tins
- 4 eggs
- 1 pinch salt
- 250 g sugar
- 175 g plain (all purpose) flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 100 ml whole milk
For the Glaze
- 125 g butter
- 175 g desiccated coconut
- 250 g soft brown sugar
- 75 ml single cream
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C Fan.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 180 - 2
Melt 80 g of butter and set it aside to cool until lukewarm.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
In a large mixing bowl, crack 4 eggs and add a pinch of salt. Beat the eggs until they are fluffy.
⏱️ 3 min - 4
Gradually add 250 g of sugar to the fluffy egg mixture, continuing to beat until the mixture is pale, fluffy, and all the sugar has dissolved.
⏱️ 5 min - 5
Sift 175 g of plain (all purpose) flour and 2 teaspoons of baking powder into the batter. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the batter, a little at a time.
⏱️ 3 min - 6
Gently fold in the 100 ml of whole milk and the cooled, lukewarm 80 g of melted butter into the batter.
⏱️ 2 min - 7
Butter a round baking tin, approximately 24 cm in diameter.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Pour the prepared cake batter into the buttered tin.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Place the tin in the preheated oven and bake for 25 minutes.
⏱️ 25 min•🌡️ 180 - 10
While the cake is baking, put all the ingredients for the glaze (125 g butter, 175 g desiccated coconut, 250 g soft brown sugar, and 75 ml single cream) into a small saucepan.
⏱️ 2 min - 11
Let the glaze ingredients melt together over low heat, stirring continuously until the mixture turns golden. Once golden, turn off the heat.
⏱️ 8 min - 12
After 25 minutes, remove the cake from the oven. Spread the prepared coconut glaze evenly over the top of the partially baked cake.
⏱️ 2 min - 13
Return the cake with the glaze to the oven and bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean and the topping has caramelized.
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 180 - 14
Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool on a wire rack in the tin for the first 15 minutes.
⏱️ 15 min - 15
After 15 minutes, carefully remove the cake from the tin before the sugar in the glaze sets completely.
⏱️ 1 min - 16
The Drømmekage fra Brovst is ready to be served, enjoyed as a classic Danish treat.