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citrus coconut milk cake

(10 ratings)
NakedMaggie avatar
Blue Ribbon Recipe by
Maggie May Schill
@NakedMaggie
Jacksonville, FL

I went over to a Christmas gathering last month at my friend James' house. He had a boatload of kumquats from Jeff's grandpa's backyard. So I basically went home with my own little boatload of kumquats. As a courtesy, I basically had to turn these kumquats into something to bring back to James for gifting me with so many kumquats. I basically took a coconut milk recipe I had always enjoyed and citrus-sided it. I added a lot of lemon and orange elements to the cake as well. For some reason beyond me, lemon and orange make kumquats taste more like kumquat in baked goods.

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This is a super moist cake that is jam-packed with cheerful orange flavor. You can't help but smile while eating it. :)

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
(10 ratings)
yield 10 -15
prep time 10 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For citrus coconut milk cake

  • FOR CAKE
  • 2 c
    cake flour
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 Tbsp
    baking powder
  • 2 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp
    orange juice
  • the zest of 1 lemon
  • the zest of 1 orange
  • 3/4 c
    pureed kumquats (remove seeds, do not peel. grind them up with peels on.)
  • 3 oz
    packet of instant vanilla pudding powder mix
  • 4 lg
    eggs, room temperature
  • 1 c
    sweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 c
    coconut milk, unsweetened
  • 5 Tbsp
    butter, unsalted
  • 1 Tbsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • FOR GLAZE
  • 2 Tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 2 Tbsp
    orange juice
  • 2 1/2 c
    confectioners sugar
  • 3 Tbsp
    coconut milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    pure vanilla extract

How To Make citrus coconut milk cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350'F and grease a 9-10 inch Bundt pan; Set aside. FOR CAKE: In a small sauce pan add coconut milk and butter. Heat slowly until butter is completely melted. Take off heat and let cool; Set aside.
  • 2
    In a large mixing bowl sift flour, instant vanilla pudding powder, salt and baking powder together; Set aside.
  • 3
    In another large mixing bowl, cream together eggs and sugar. Beat on high for 2 minutes until it starts to get a little fluffy. Add in pure vanilla extract and beat to combine.
  • 4
    Add kumquat puree, lemon zest, orange zest, lemon juice, and orange juice to the egg mixture. Beat into egg mixture until it is completely incorporated.
  • 5
    Slowly beat coconut milk into egg mixture until completely incorporated.
  • 6
    Gradually add flour mixture to egg mixture, in thirds. Completely incorporate the flour mixture before adding more. Mix until just incorporated, don't over-mix.
  • 7
    Fold in shredded coconut. Pour batter into Bundt pan and bake on center rack for 35-45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out just barely clean. (You want a few crumbs to collect to the toothpick for it to be at a perfect amount of doneness.) Cool on wire wrack for 1 hour before turning cake out onto a cake dish or platter.
  • 8
    FOR GLAZE: Combine lemon and orange juice. Whisk in confectioner's sugar, followed by the vanilla extract and coconut milk. If the glaze is too thick, add coconut milk 1/2 a tablespoon at a time. If too thin, add confectioner's sugar 1/2 a tablespoon at a time until it is a good thickness. The glaze should be about the consistency of table syrup.
  • 9
    FOR GARNISH: Once cake has cooled, drizzle glaze over the cake as you desire. I garnish with extra shredded coconut and sliced kumquats.
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