Coca fabiola à la noix de coco

Coca fabiola with coconut

Desserts

A Valencian cake made with coconut, baked in a round mold and then soaked in syrup once it has cooled.

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The Fabiola cake is a typical dessert from the Eliana region. Traditionally, it is eaten in the spring to celebrate the rebirth of plants.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$6.42 $0.54 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

12 people
  • $3.59
  • $0.72
  • $0.35
  • $0.57
  • $0.09
  • $0.99

Syrup

  • $0.11

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Whisk the eggs and sugar together at high speed using an electric hand mixer. ≈ 4 min
  2. Add the yeast, flour, and coconut, and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  3. Pour: Pour, grease a savarin mold with lard. ≈ 3 min
  4. Bake for approximately 25 minutes at 180 °C: a needle inserted in the center should come out almost dry.
  5. Boil the sugar and water for a few minutes to create a syrup.
  6. Let the cake cool, remove it from the pan, and then soak it in syrup.

The bill

Coca fabiola with coconut

  • 9 eggs$3.59
  • 450 g of flour$0.72
  • 450 grams of sugar$0.35
  • 75 g of shredded coconut$0.57
  • One and a half packets of baking powder$0.09
  • lard for the mold$0.99
  • 150 g of sugar$0.11

Total$6.42

that's $0.54 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 9 eggs
  • 450 g of flour
  • 450 grams of sugar
  • 75 g of shredded coconut
  • One and a half packets of baking powder
  • lard for the mold
  • 150 g of sugar
  • 150 ml of water

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