DAY Recipe

“My fiancé and I just love the coconut cake at the Shubox Cafe in nearby Cedar Grove,” Tammy L. Drukker of North Caldwell, New Jersey. “The cake is tender and moist, and the cream cheese frosting is tangy and rich. I have yet to find a comparable recipe, so I hope the restaurant will share [...]

“Since I moved from the West Coast to Santa Fe, I’ve been baking more quick breads because my recipes for yeast doughs just aren’t the same without the sea air.” Joan Nugent of Sante Fe, New Mexico. “A leftover can of coconut milk inspired this recipe for muffins. To guarantee that I always have something [...]

INGREDIENTS

125 g unsalted butter , melted
165 g caster sugar
3very ripe bananas
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
300 g self-raising flour , sifted
45 g desiccated coconut
125 g dark chocolate chips
icing sugar , to dust

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 200°C and grease 12 hole mini-muffin pans.
Mash banana in bowl, add butter, caster sugar, eggs and vanilla until well combined.
Place flour, coconut and chocolate in a large bowl, then fold in banana mixture. Working in batches, place dessertspoons of [...]

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup butter , softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
3/4 cup shredded coconut
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
FILLING
1/4 cup butter , softened
3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
2 teaspoons milk
1/4 teaspoon coconut extract
raspberry preserves (seedless)

DIRECTIONS

Cream butter and sugar in a mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Add in egg and vanilla.
In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and coconut.
Mix butter and flour mixtures til a soft dough forms.
Shape or scoop into 1" balls and place on a parchment lined baking [...]

INGREDIENTS

1unbaked 10-inch pie shell
Filling
1 1/4 lbs sweet potatoes
1 cinnamon stick
2-3 whole cloves
1 inch fresh ginger
1 pinch anise (optional)
2 cups pumpkin puree (or 1 15oz can)
2 eggs
2 tablespoons butter , melted
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar , packed
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup coconut milk
Topping
1 cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons sugar

DIRECTIONS

Peel sweet potatos and cut into chunks.
Place in shallow baking pan in 1/2 inch water.
Break cinnamon sticks, peel and cut ginger in small pieces, scatter among sweet potato pieces along with cloves and pinch of anise.
Cover with [...]