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Soft lemon, chocolate, and coconut cake

Soft lemon, chocolate, and coconut cake

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A light cake made with whipped egg whites, lemon zest, and dark chocolate shavings, sprinkled with shredded coconut and baked gently for 50 minutes.

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Recipe from יוני2023, Gran (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This airy cake is made with whipped egg whites, flavored with lemon and dark chocolate. Its gentle baking keeps it light and fluffy, with a hint of coconut.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time50 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 50 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$7.19 $0.60 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

12 people
  • $1.75
  • $0.23
  • $0.34
  • $0.18
  • $0.09
  • $0.43
  • $3.94
  • $0.23

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 150 °C.
  2. Whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form, then gradually add the sugar and continue whipping until you have a firm meringue. ≈ 10 min
  3. Defeat the yellow with oil paint and lemon zest, then incorporate this mixture into the whites by gently folding it in. ≈ 4 min
  4. Sprinkle the flour and yeast over the dough and gently incorporate them using a wooden spoon. ≈ 4 min
  5. Chop the chocolate into small pieces using a large knife and add it to the dough. ≈ 8 min
  6. Pour this into a 22 cm round mold and bake for approximately 50 minutes. Check for doneness with a toothpick, remove the cake from the oven, and let it cool.
  7. Sprinkle with shredded coconut. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Soft lemon, chocolate, and coconut cake

  • 5 eggs (yolks and whites separated)$1.75
  • 200 grams of sugar$0.23
  • 120 ml of rapeseed oil$0.34
  • 140 g of unbleached flour$0.18
  • 1 package of baking powder$0.09
  • the grated zest of a lemon$0.43
  • 150 g of dark chocolate$3.94
  • 2 tablespoons of shredded coconut$0.23

Total$7.19

that's $0.60 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 5 eggs (yolks and whites separated)
  • 200 grams of sugar
  • 120 ml of rapeseed oil
  • 140 g of unbleached flour
  • 1 package of baking powder
  • the grated zest of a lemon
  • 150 g of dark chocolate
  • 2 tablespoons of shredded coconut

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