Samoa Bundt Cake #BundtBakers

BundtBakers - yet another baking group that I joined. And so far, I am loving it. Well so far... this is my first participation  so "so "far" isn't that "far".

Moving on... For March, the theme has been "the Girls Scout Cookies" inspired bundt cakes. As i am not from the US, I had no idea how these cookies taste like. So I went the most common recipe for girls scout bundt cake cookies that I could find, and let me tell yummy, yummy, yummy... 

Anyway, I have decided to make a samoa bundt cake... which is obviously a combination of coconut and caramel... so really what can be better.

The original recipe calls for ingredients that are not that common here so I improvised a little bit.

We will need:

For the White(r) Batter:

113 g (1 stick of) butter, softened

130 g (1/2 cup) of cane sugar

135 g (1/2 cup) of soaked and boiled raisins

2 eggs

98 g (¾ cup) all-purpose flour

¾ tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp salt

125 ml (½ cup) of  whole milk

For the Chocolate Batter:

261 g (1 cup) of sugar

60 ml (¼ cup) oil

1 egg

1 tsp instant coffee

½ cup whole milk 

125 g (¾ cup + 2 T) all-purpose flour

60 g (½ cup + 2 T) cocoa powder

¾ tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

125 ml (½ cup) of  boiling water

For the Frosting:

1 can of sweetened condensed milk **Or substitute canned dulce de leche

130 g (½ cup) of confectioners sugar

2 T vanilla extract

226 g (2 sticks) of  butter, softened

½ tsp salt

1 cup toasted coconut

For the topping

1 cup of toasted coconut

50 g chocolate chips, melted

a little bit of rum and/or oil to have a runny chocolate

Recept v slovenčine

METHOD:

1. At least 3 hours prior baking, put the condensed milk into a large bowl, pour over the water so that the whole can is always under water and let it boil for 2 hours. Let it cool. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F, put the coconut on the parchment paper and put it into the oven to toast. Stir occasionally. It should take for about 6 minutes until you reach the desired brown color.

2. I do not really understand why but the batters are made from entirely different ingredients (when I want a marble effect, I just usually add a cocoa and a bit of milk into 1/2 of a batter but alright). However, I recommend making both batters more or less simultaneously so that after you add the flour and leavening ingredients, none of the batters rest for a long time until you prepare the other one.

Thus, prepare all ingredients ahead and in a way so that you do not mix them.

3. Now, the original recipe calls for a brown sugar for the white batter which I didn't have so I replaced it with 1/2 cup of a cane sugar, and 1/2cup of raisins which I have boiled until they were nice and soft and easy to puree with my food processor.

4. The method is the same for both batter: (i) cream butter/oil and sugar (with raisins), until it is light and fluffy. Add egg(s).

5. In two bowls (one for each batter), mix together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and cocoa and coffee (in case of a chocolate batter). 

6. In parts add milk and flour mixture to to sugar-butter/oil-egg batter. Do not forget. We add the flour mix with cacao into the sugary-oily version.

7. In the end, carefully add the boiling water into the chocolate batter.

8. Pour part of the white batter into the WELL GREASED and sifted with coconut bundt cake pan. Add part of the chocolate batter. And then once again, pour in the remaining part of the white batter and the remaining part of the chocolate batter.

9. Bake for about 45-50 minutes at 180°C/350°F. If your are not sure whether the cake is already baked or not, stick a toothpick or a fork into the centre of the cake and let it there about 10 second before you take it out. If the toothpick/fork comes out clean, the cake is ready. Then take it out of the oven and let it cool for about 5-8 minutes. Remove from the pan. 

10. Cream butter, caramelized condensed milk, sugar, vanilla and salt. Mix in the coconut. Let slightly cool.

11. Pour/place the frosting over the bundt cake and place the remaining coconut all over the cake.

12. Melt chocolate with some liquid (milk, rum, water, oil) and make some kind of decoration over the cake.

I am really surprised by how tasty and moist the batter actually is. I am not going to comment on the frosting. I mean come on - the sweet caramel mixed with butter (pleasse use the real butter) and coconut? You just cannot go wrong with that.

And here some other yummy bundt cakes:

Brown Sugar Coconut Bundt Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache from Tux at Brooklyn Homemaker


Chocolate Dipped Vanilla Mini Bundt Cakes from Renee at Magnolia Days


Chocolate Mint Bundt Cake from Teri at The Freshman Cook


Coconut Caramel Samoas Bundt Cake from Anshie at Spice Roots


Cranberry Lemon Bundt Cake from Jelena at A Kingdom for a Cake


Do Si Do Mini Bundts from Anne at From My Sweet Heart


Double Glazed Peanut Butter & Chocolate Fudge Bundt from Laura at Baking in Pyjamas


Golden Nut Bundt (Juliettes Bundt) from Tammy at Living the Gourmet


Lemon Bundt Cake with Lemonade Frosting from Anna at Media Racion Doble, Por Favor


Lemon Yogurt Bundt Cake with Limoncello Glaze from Pam at Sidewalk Shoes


Lemonade Bundt from Jane at Jane's Adventures in Dinner


Lemonade Bundt Cake from Esti at Mummy & Cute


Marbled Samoa Bundt Cake from Patricia at Patty's Cake


Mini Samoa Bundt Cakes from Andrea at Adventures in All Things Food


Mini Vanilla Bundt Cakes with Lemon Drizzle from Kathya at Basic N Delicious


Mint Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake from Sarah at The Chef Next Door


Mint Filled Coconut Vanilla Bundt from Shilpi at Simply Veggies


Peanut Butter Tagalong Bundt Cake from Mary Ellen at That's My Home


Peppermint & Chocolate Marble Bundt Cake from Lara at Tartacadabra


Samoa Bundt Cake from Bea and Mara at I Love Bundt Cakes


Samoa Bundt Cake from Jana at Jenny and Sweets


Samoas Bundt Cake from Aisha at La Cocina de Aisha


"Savannah Smiles" Lemony Bundt Cake from Samantha at Un Mordisco Un Pecado


Spiked Lemonade Bundt from Kelly at Passion Kneaded


Tagalong Cookie Core Bundt from Julie at Eat, Drink, Be Mighty


Thin Mint Chocolate Bundt Cake from Rebekah at Making Miracles


Toffee-tastic Bundt Cake from Linda at Brunch with Joy


Trios (Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip-Oat) Bundt from Stacy at Food Lust People Love


What's your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? (Tagalong Bundt Cake) from Wendy at A Day in the Life on the Farm


Whole Grain Oats Bundt {Rah-Rah Raisins} from Rocio at  KidsandChic

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