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 Feb 10, 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
  • Milk icon
    Milk
    50 g
  • Plain flour icon
    Plain flour
    250 g
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    1 ½ teaspoons
  • Whole milk icon
    Whole milk
    200 g
  • Light brown sugar icon
    Light brown sugar
    180 g
  • Unsweetened shredded coconut icon
    Unsweetened shredded coconut
    100 g
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    2 teaspoons

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • 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. Clean the appliance bowl and fit the Creaming Beater
  17. Add butter into the appliance bowl
  18. Heat until the butter has melted - 3 minutes, 100°C, speed Off
  19. Then add the next ingredients
  20. Heat until the sugar has dissolved - 2 minutes, 100°C, speed Stir 1
  21. Then add coconut
  22. Mix until combined - 30 seconds, speed Stir 1
  23. Remove the cake from the tin
  24. Spread the coconut topping evenly on the cake
  25. Bake until the topping is golden - 10 minutes, 180ºC
  26. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly
  27. Serve
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