Sunday, 30 March 2008

Daring Baker March 2008 - Perfect Party Cake

Tall and Proud.

A sea of coconut...


This month I’m back as a Daring Baker, with a tall, fluffy, creamy, fruity, delicious cake from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking From My Home to Yours.

Mmmm.

This is the first four layer cake I’ve made, so far one and two layers reigning supreme. It was a fun cake to make, and a beauty to look at – I even managed to leave it as is, not a sugar flower or sprinkle to be seen! Cakes, raspberry jam, icing, coconut, done! I’m going to keep the text of this post to a minimum, as I know so many of us like to see what everyone else has done.
Yum, and it'd be really good with fresh raspberries too I think.


Thanks to Morven of Food Art and Random Thoughts for choosing this months enjoyable challenge and click Daring Bakers to see more cakes. For any UKers, like me, I used plain flour for the cake flour in the recipe.







A bite?


Pretty cake, and see all my markers sticking out of Baking!

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59 comments:

  1. Morven30 March 2008 at 01:47

    Your cake turned out well. Thanks for supporthing this month's challenge.

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  2. Anne30 March 2008 at 02:09

    Beautiful, great job! :)

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  3. dailydelicious30 March 2008 at 02:38

    Your cake looks so great, it's so beautiful.

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  4. Anonymous30 March 2008 at 02:59

    Yes, I would definitely love to have a bite !!

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  5. Anonymous30 March 2008 at 03:02

    Absolutely stunning. Fabulous job.

    George xx

    PS I would love a bite.

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  6. Dharm30 March 2008 at 03:12

    Well done on the challenge! Your cake looks just great!

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  7. KJ30 March 2008 at 03:18

    What a great job. Your cake looks lovely.

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  8. Meeta K. Wolff30 March 2008 at 04:27

    an awesome looking cake. Love the white sea of coconut!

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  9. Anne30 March 2008 at 04:46

    The cake is simply beautiful! Well done :)

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  10. Deborah30 March 2008 at 07:46

    Beautiful! I love all of the markers in your book - so many of mine look like that!!

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  11. Anonymous30 March 2008 at 08:37

    Your cake sooks so good , Kelly-Jane,this is one I must try. How did the plain flour behave? I have tried making some cakes out of rose Levy Berenbaum's Cake Bible and they did not come out perfectly using our flour but there is now a way to change the flour using the microwave to make it more like US cake flour did you know about this method ? You can find out all about it on Kate's blog, A Merrier World, it is very interesting and it works too! Jeannette.

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  12. L Vanel30 March 2008 at 08:54

    You really did a wonderful job on this cake. It looks delicious.

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  13. Jerry30 March 2008 at 09:09

    Your cake is beautiful!

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  14. Valerie Harrison (bellini)30 March 2008 at 09:47

    Tou rose to the challenge Kelly Jane. I would love to have a piece...can you FedEX it please:D

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  15. breadchick30 March 2008 at 10:01

    You cake is a mountain of coconut yumminess!

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  16. Julia from Dozen Flours30 March 2008 at 11:18

    Our cakes look related... it was almost as if we used the same recipe or something (giggle) :-)

    Great blog! Adding it to my reading list! :-)

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  17. Karen Baking Soda30 March 2008 at 12:18

    Your cake looks great, towering coconutty elegance!

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  18. Rosie30 March 2008 at 12:38

    A great looking cake, you've done a beautiful job well done!

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  19. Anonymous30 March 2008 at 13:06

    Very nice! great job ;)

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  20. Oh my! Apple pie!30 March 2008 at 13:46

    Absolutely stunning cake! Well done.

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  21. Peabody30 March 2008 at 14:57

    It turned out fabulous!

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  22. Unknown30 March 2008 at 14:57

    That is quite a lovely cake! Great job.

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  23. Brilynn30 March 2008 at 15:59

    It looks like it's straight out of the book, well done!

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  24. Kajal@aapplemint30 March 2008 at 16:23

    a bite ..... hell no , i'll take a whole, big , fat slice please !!! :D

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  25. Cynthia30 March 2008 at 17:36

    How deliciously yummy!

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  26. ~Amber~30 March 2008 at 17:53

    Your cake is absolutely beautiful! Congratulations on a successful challenge.

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  27. Lesley30 March 2008 at 17:58

    GREAT job, your cake looks wonderful!

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  28. Anonymous31 March 2008 at 00:49

    Looks absolutely delicious - yet another cake I HAVE to try from Dorie.

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  29. PAT A BAKE31 March 2008 at 01:04

    Your cake looks awesome..I wanna bite..any remaining ? Well done

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  30. Rosa's Yummy Yums31 March 2008 at 01:38

    Your cake looks marvelous! Very well done!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  31. Renee31 March 2008 at 04:35

    Your cake is so tall and lovely. Great job this month!

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  32. Colette31 March 2008 at 05:03

    Gorgeous cake!! I love how the coconut looks on outside.

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  33. Andrea31 March 2008 at 05:50

    That looks wonderful! Great job on the challenge!

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  34. Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)31 March 2008 at 06:21

    Lovely -- reminds me of something called snowballs that we used to eat when we were kids!

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  35. Pat31 March 2008 at 06:23

    Kelly-Jane this cake looks gorgeous and really yummy!!!! I just love coconut!!!!

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  36. Cheryl31 March 2008 at 07:23

    I love the way you wrote this blog and that gorgeous cake to go with it.

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  37. Sandy31 March 2008 at 09:11

    That is one stunning cake! Yum!

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  38. Cannelle Et Vanille31 March 2008 at 09:54

    Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving such a lovely comment. You have a tall and amazing cake too! Well done!

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  39. Cookie baker Lynn31 March 2008 at 12:17

    So glad you're back. Your cake turned out beautifully, soft, snowy, fluffy. Kudos!

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  40. Shelby31 March 2008 at 12:29

    I would love to take a bite!

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  41. Jenny31 March 2008 at 13:03

    Looks good!

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  42. Anonymous31 March 2008 at 15:23

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  43. Helene31 March 2008 at 19:20

    Just plain, smashing, downright fantabulastic KJ! I love how perfectly perfect it all turned out for you! Yippee!

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  44. Elle31 March 2008 at 20:14

    Super pretty cake! Yours looks so wonderful and light and even layered. I like that you didn't foof it up...just kept to the recipe. Lovely!

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  45. Anonymous1 April 2008 at 04:16

    I'm so jealous your cake came out so tall. Great job!

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  46. Maggie1 April 2008 at 12:04

    Mmm. Wonderful. The cake looks stunning on the beautiful plate.

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  47. Unknown1 April 2008 at 12:37

    Your layers are perfection! I'm amazed you found time to bake!

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  48. Maria♥2 April 2008 at 10:00

    What a beautiful cake!

    Maria
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  49. Mara3 April 2008 at 05:19

    This cake looks definitely something worth trying. Well done, Kelly-Jane!

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  50. vonsachsen3 April 2008 at 10:34

    Yes, thank you :) Can I have that bite?
    Your cake looks gorgeous! I usually love your flowers and sprinkles, but sometimes less is more...this cake lokks elegant as it is! Well done, K-J:)

    vs
    xx

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  51. Rhyleysgranny3 April 2008 at 17:20

    Wow what else can I say except I like the plate the cake is on too.

    xxx

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  52. creampuff3 April 2008 at 18:08

    It looks like a pretty coconut cloud!

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  53. Susan4 April 2008 at 05:28

    Looks like a very yummy polar bear! I love this cake, Kelly-Jane. Raspberry and coconut are an all-time classic combo.

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  54. Susan from Food Blogga4 April 2008 at 15:25

    I could be happy eating just all of that deliciously fragrant, flaky coconut. Yum!

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  55. Kelly-Jane6 April 2008 at 06:50

    Thank you all for your lovely comments on this fun challenge!

    KJxx

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  56. violets7 April 2008 at 05:02

    Oh my goodness that is some cake, its is really stunning.


    Vi xx

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  57. Cannelle Et Vanille8 April 2008 at 11:05

    Hi kelly Jane!
    Thanks for visiting my blog and taking the time to leave a comment. This cake is gorgeous! This was my first daring Bakers challenge and I had so much fun! I can't wait to see what you do with the next one!

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  58. Anna's kitchen table17 April 2008 at 06:19

    WOW! KJ, that is one fantastic cake - you are such an inspiration!
    xx

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  59. Thinking About Food21 April 2008 at 03:01

    What an absolutely stunnning cake Kelly- well done!

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