Drømmekage (Danish Dream Cake)

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 0mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    12
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    374

Drømmekage, or Danish Dream Cake, is a traditional traybake from northern Denmark. It is a simple vanilla sponge made with basic ingredients - flour, sugar, eggs, milk and melted butter. Once baked and out of the oven, the cake is topped with a warm mixture of brown sugar, butter, milk and desiccated coconut, which caramelises into a sweet, slightly chewy layer. This comforting bake with a rich coconut topping, pairs perfectly with a cup of coffee or tea.

recipe updated 10 Feb. 2026

Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    50 g
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    125 g
  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    250 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    3
  • Full cream milk icon
    Full cream milk
    200 g
  • Plain flour icon
    Plain flour
    250 g
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    1 ½ teaspoons
  • Light brown sugar icon
    Light brown sugar
    180 g
  • Milk icon
    Milk
    50 g
  • Unsweetened shredded coconut icon
    Unsweetened shredded coconut
    100 g
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    2 teaspoons

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Kenwood Chef
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Saucepan
  • kCook icon Rectangular pan - 13x9" (33x23 cm)

Step preview

  1. Making the cake:
  2. Preheat the oven - 180ºC
  3. Grease a tin and line with parchment paper
  4. Fit the Whisk Tool
  5. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl
  6. Whisk until light and fluffy - 3 minutes, speed Max
  7. Then add the next ingredients
  8. Whisk until combined - 30 seconds, speed Min
  9. Sift the next ingredients into a clean bowl
  10. Transfer the flour mixture into the appliance bowl
  11. Then add vanilla extract
  12. Whisk until smooth - 1 minute, speed Min
  13. Transfer the mixture into the prepared tin
  14. Bake until a skewer inserted comes out clean - 20-25 minutes, 180ºC
  15. Making the coconut topping:
  16. Add butter into a saucepan
  17. Heat until the butter has melted - medium heat
  18. Then add the next ingredients
  19. Cook, stirring constantly, until the sugar has dissolved - 2 minutes
  20. Remove the saucepan from the heat
  21. Then add coconut and mix until combined
  22. Remove the cake from the tin
  23. Spread the coconut topping evenly on the cake
  24. Bake until the topping is golden - 10 minutes, 180ºC
  25. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly
  26. Serve
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