{"id":9179,"date":"2020-01-24T16:53:19","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T11:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tashasartisanfoods.com\/blog\/?p=9179"},"modified":"2024-01-08T15:30:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T10:00:16","slug":"vegan-coconut-tea-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tashasartisanfoods.com\/blog\/vegan-coconut-tea-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegan Coconut Tea Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Light, moist, and melt-in-the-mouth, this vegan coconut tea cake has a deliciously delicate crumb that douses you in nutty flavors! The best simple vegan coconut cake recipe to pair with coffee or tea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Life is quite simple for me. I just <\/em>know that coconut brings a wonderfully authentic taste to sweet goodies, so I use it copiously. And I\u2019ve whipped up burfis<\/a>, ladoos<\/a> and pedas<\/a> with the desiccated version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only delicacy I haven\u2019t<\/em> used it in is a cake. With winter about to say adios (or I dearly hope so), I wanted to make the most of my tea time, which led to the idea of a coconut tea cake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This gloriously golden vegan cake topped with a lovely mildly sweet glaze and toasted shredded coconut has precisely the right amount of moisture and all of the coconutty goodness you\u2019ll ever want. Trust me. It's the perfect vegan coconut cake!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to Bake the Vegan Coconut Tea Cake?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some say a tea cake minus eggs, butter, and refined sugar is a tall order. But this quick recipe bakes a cake with a very satisfying savor and texture that rivals any you\u2019ve eaten before. Plus, it is easy-peasy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First, the dry ingredients\u2026<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In a bowl whisk flour, salt, baking powder, and soda, salt, and sugar. Because I love tea cakes with a not-too-sweet touch, I used raw unrefined sugar. For the flour, I used part whole wheat and part amaranth. I wasn't feeling very confident about going the full hog with amaranth flour, so played safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, the wet ingredients\u2026<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In a separate bowl, add almond milk, vinegar, coconut oil (to give the cake an extra coconut-ty punch), and extract of vanilla (oh, the aroma). By the way, the creamy and healthy almond milk is entirely homemade. Intrigued, right? Here\u2019s the recipe for homemade almond milk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, mix them together\u2026<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In go the wet ingredients into the dry to create a thick, rich batter. The final step is to fold in roughly chopped cashews (that\u2019s my awesome sauce for this cake) along with shredded coconuts and then it\u2019s bake time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some Notes to Keep in Mind While Baking Tea Cake<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

My version of the recipe is dairy-free,\nhence the almond milk; nevertheless, you can use any milk you fancy. Just keep\nit plant-based if you want the tea cake to be vegan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Tasha\u2019s inside tip is to use coconut\nmilk if you want to infuse every crumb of the cake with a nutty piquancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Serve the Vegan Coconut Tea Cake?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Barely out of the oven, the cake has a mildly crunchy, chewy crust thing happening with tender and irresistible inner layers. You can\u2019t help but sneak in a tiny bite right then. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you always have hangry children at home, like me, the cake is an excellent school box snack, as is. But I would highly recommend dressing it up with some glaze. After it, you\u2019ll honestly won\u2019t be satisfied with one slice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To make the glaze for the Coconut Tea Cake<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Quickly blend some coconut milk and icing sugar and then drizzle it with a spoon on the cake. Again, you can use any milk your palate loves. Coconut milk in the glaze gives that extra burst of flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The very last step is to sprinkle some toasted shredded coconuts on the glaze to give each slice a beautiful crunch. The cake has a subtle play on textures and a bouquet of flavors that\u2019s not overpowering and gorgeously gratifying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYI, the dressed-up version of the vegan coconut tea cake is a perfect and oh, so soft dessert. Serve it after dinner or enjoy it with a spot of tea. Guess which option I choose?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More Easy Dessert Recipes with Coconut! <\/h3>\n\n\n\n