With the start of spring comes a slew of gatherings: Mother's Day luncheons, Easter brunches, bridal and baby showers ... you get it. And while we have no lack of faith in our readers' abilities to craft quite the dessert spread, we wanted to humbly suggest a cake so beautiful, it just might put all your other sweets to shame. Ladies and gentlemen, allow us to present our Speckled Malted Coconut Cake.
Pretty impressive, isn't it? Three layers of fluffy white cake are covered with a coconut buttercream frosting that's made with cream of coconut, butter, sugar, and blue gel food coloring. But perhaps the most impressive feature, however, is the phyllo nest. Wondering how to make it? Just thinly slice phyllo dough and gently layer it around the cake, then complement it with store-bought robin's egg candies. The result, as you can see, is a stunning cake that guests might be too busy marveling at to get around to eating.
While we know the cake is decidedly Easter-themed, we think you can certainly put a spin on it for other spring occasions. For a Mother's Day luncheon, you can use yellow or purple food coloring instead. And for a baby shower, go ahead and keep the eggs, but make the cake pink. (See what we did there?)
Whatever the occasion, this showstopping treat should become a mainstay in your cake recipe arsenal. If you can tear your eyes away from the photo long enough to make it, that is.
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