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Sarina’s Independence Day Coconut Sugar Cakes (recipe)

1 September 2008 2,245 views 14 Comments

Sarina's Independence Day Sugar Cakes (recipe)

Happy Independence Day to all the Trinis at home and abroad :) Even with all the negative headlines that bombard us on a daily basis, it’s hard not to feel proud of one’s land when one sees things like our recent showing at the Olympics. Surely we still have many problems to address but it’s nice to have a day when we can reconnect with why this is our land, and how we want it to develop.

It’s hard to imagine the rain and winds that are currently lashing the U.S. Gulf Coast and my hopes and prayers are that the damage will be as minor as possible. Here, it is a beautifully clear sunny day, just right for whipping up a batch of Coconut Sugar Cakes. I call these my Independence Day Sugar Cakes because I have foregone the traditional colors of pink and white, for our national colours of red, white and black. The results were so beautiful and delicious that I think even the most ardent purist would be won over ;) For the ‘black’ I chose dark chocolate sprinkles, and can I say the combination of chocolate and coconut is out of this world!



Sarina’s Independence Day Coconut Sugar Cakes

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon angostura bitters
1/2 cup water
1 cup grated coconut
red food colouring
dark chocolate sprinkles “hagelslag”

METHOD:

1. Divide sugar, water, bitters and coconut into two pans

2. Add red food colouring to one pan until desired shade is reached.
3. Heat each pan to boiling until mixture pulls away from sides of pan, stirring consistently.
4. Pour red mixture into bottom of pour a greased 8×8 pan
5. Spread and smooth with a knife
6. Pour white mixture over the red
7. Spread and smooth with a knife

8. While still hot cover with chocolate sprinkles
9. Cool and cut into 2 in. squares.

NOTES:

It is traditional to dye half the mixture pink :) However in honour of Independence Day I decided to start a tradition of my own! :D

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14 Comments »

  • Trig said:

    Happy Independence Day Sarina! Although I’ll be working next February, I thought you might like to know that my brother and his partner Aliyyah have booked flights to Port Of Spain for next year’s carnival. Nearer the time we must sort something out so you can meet up.

    # 1 September 2008 at 3:38 pm | link
  • Sarina (author) said:

    Trig – I’d love that :D Even better, sort yourself to come the year after :D I’m sure by then you’ll be calling the shots :D

    # 1 September 2008 at 4:06 pm | link
  • Lilandra said:

    Ooo I love this. Very pretty.
    Coconut and chocolate is yummy.
    Glad to see you posting.
    Think this will be great for iftar?

    # 1 September 2008 at 9:54 pm | link
  • Lilandra said:

    what’s hagenslag?
    bitters???

    # 1 September 2008 at 9:55 pm | link
  • Sarina (author) said:

    Lilandra – OOOOO try it!! :D Never even thought of that :D Maybe green and white with gold? :D Hagelslag is dark chocolate sprinkles … I wrote about them here :) I’ll fix my typo :)

    http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/bbm-20-jacques-pure-chocolate-hagelslag-granules/

    Yeah bitters, WHY NOT!! :P STEUPS!

    # 1 September 2008 at 10:56 pm | link
  • aka_lol said:

    I am not into sweet things but this looks tempting :)

    # 2 September 2008 at 7:23 am | link
  • Lilandra said:

    hahaha
    themed especially for Eid.
    Now it’s fasting time I really have to schedule in my baking…so I don’t overdo it and also…so there’s time to eat these things…

    now missy where am i supposed to get those foreign sprinkles?

    # 2 September 2008 at 5:36 pm | link
  • Sarina (author) said:

    Lilandra – :D :D :D :D :D :D Ooo I dunno, maybe the ‘Sharon’s’ will do as well? :D :D :D Or you could try Peppercorns ? :D

    # 2 September 2008 at 8:33 pm | link
  • Chennette said:

    aww, sugar sugar…
    I have never tried to make sugar cake…it’s something you buy :-D
    yours looks all festive and patriotic and coconut and chocolate is the best!

    # 3 September 2008 at 1:28 pm | link
  • Sarina (author) said:

    Chennette – man i feeling to stick to making it from now on :D lol :D we’ll see lol ! :)

    # 3 September 2008 at 3:34 pm | link
  • Lilandra said:

    but what’s gold??? i dunno!

    # 5 September 2008 at 6:18 am | link
  • Sarina (author) said:

    Lilandra – they make gold sprinkles!!

    # 5 September 2008 at 9:47 am | link
  • Lilandra said:

    but are they halaal??

    # 8 September 2008 at 7:00 am | link
  • Sarina (author) said:

    Lilandra – ooo they are sugar and gum based usually… does halal include non-meat items? Dunno if you could find any certified as such… :(

    # 8 September 2008 at 12:04 pm | link

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