Recipes · Danish · Cakes
Drømmekage (Danish Dream Cake with Coconut Topping)
One serving has 257 kcal and 3 g protein. Ready in 45 minutes.

- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 30 min
- Makes: 1 serving (73.6 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 7.5 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 15 g Sugar
- 12.5 g Flour, all-purpose
- 0.4 g Baking powder
- 0.2 g Vanilla extract
- 13 g Milk, whole
- 7.5 g Butter, unsalted
- 5 g Coconut, desiccated
- 12.5 g Brown sugar (farin)
Method
- Heat the oven to 200°C and line a tin, about 20 × 30 cm, with baking paper.
- Whisk the eggs and sugar for 4-5 minutes, until pale and fluffy. Mix the flour with the baking powder and vanilla.
- Warm four-fifths of the milk with a third of the butter until the butter melts. Fold the flour mixture and the warm milk into the eggs to a smooth batter.
- Pour the batter into the tin and bake in the middle of the oven for 20 minutes, until risen, golden and almost done.
- Meanwhile, melt the rest of the butter in a pan with the rest of the milk, the brown sugar and the coconut, and let it bubble for 1 minute, stirring.
- Take out the cake, spread the topping evenly over it and turn the oven up to 225°C. Bake for 5 minutes more, until the topping bubbles and turns golden; don't let it burn.
- Let it cool in the tin and cut into 20 pieces.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 257 kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 38.8 g | |
| Water | 20.3 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.1 g | 4% |
| Protein | 3.1 g | 6% |
| Tryptophan | 0.04 g | |
| Threonine | 0.11 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.13 g | |
| Leucine | 0.24 g | |
| Lysine | 0.15 g | |
| Methionine | 0.07 g | |
| Cystine | 0.06 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.16 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.11 g | |
| Valine | 0.17 g | |
| Histidine | 0.07 g | |
| Fat | 10.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 2.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.48 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.35 g | |
| Saturated | 7.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 45.3 mg | |
| Calcium | 63.9 mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.07 mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1 mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 10.9 mg | 4% |
| Manganese | 0.23 mg | 13% |
| Phosphorus | 91.5 mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 87.1 mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 8.3 µg | 15% |
| Sodium | 54.4 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.35 mg | 4% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.11 mg | 10% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.13 mg | 12% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.8 mg | 6% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.28 mg | 6% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.04 mg | 3% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 27.9 µg | 7% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.14 µg | 6% |
| Choline | 26.7 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 69.3 µg | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 0.08 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 12.8 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.31 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 0.64 µg | 1% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.1 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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