My go-to supermarket at the moment is Wegman's, so when I went there that Friday I headed to the organic baking section and found some shredded coconut. I have some left over and no idea when I'll use it again, but I suppose I'll keep it if I ever decide to make this cake another time. I also got pecans from the store--they seem to be my staple nut of late, other than almonds. I guess Daphne likes them too, since there are several dishes in the book that have them. Nothing wrong with that.
I used the electric mixer for this one. I'm glad I was able to get more experience with that appliance, I have not used it very much. I should bake more often!
So the recipe calls for a bundt pan, of course. Now, I thought I had a large one in the kitchen somewhere, but as it turns out, the bundt pan in my kitchen is actually a pan of six little mini-bundts. (That sounds funny, doesn't it? "Mini-bundts". Teehee!) So, I ended up making six little cakes instead of one big one (technically seven--there was some leftover batter and I put it into a star-shaped cupcake holder sort of thing--my dad ate that one). Nevertheless, they were a huge hit! Everyone who came to the party loved them. And I could hardly taste the coconut, which was great considering our relationship, hehe.
The glaze came out decently too--although because there were several little cakes, some of the glaze leaked onto the serving plate, and the cakes got a little stuck. Topped them with the powdered sugar, and voila! Delicious!
Fathers' Day is this weekend, and I have offered to cook dinner for my dad. Looking forward to the next recipe!
