# Danish Caramel Cake (Drømmekage)

Recipe by [Marta Kowalczyk](https://fridge.menu/en/u/martakowal)

A soft sponge base topped with a sticky coconut-caramel layer — a dreamy traybake cake.

Servings: 16 · Prep 15 min · Cook 35 min · Desserts

Vegetarian · Contains: gluten, milk, eggs

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## Ingredients

- 300 g [Caster sugar](https://fridge.menu/en/i/sugar)
- 1 tsp [Vanilla sugar](https://fridge.menu/en/i/vanilla-sugar)
- 4 pcs [Eggs](https://fridge.menu/en/i/eggs)
- 280 g [Plain flour](https://fridge.menu/en/i/flour)
- 2 tsp [Baking powder](https://fridge.menu/en/i/baking-powder)
- 70 g [Butter](https://fridge.menu/en/i/butter)
- 200 ml [Milk](https://fridge.menu/en/i/milk)
- 175 g [Desiccated coconut](https://fridge.menu/en/i/coconut-flour)
- 150 g [Butter](https://fridge.menu/en/i/butter)
- 100 ml [Milk](https://fridge.menu/en/i/milk)
- 250 g [Muscovado sugar](https://fridge.menu/en/i/muscovado-sugar) — brown sugar

## Steps

1. Whisk the sugar, vanilla sugar and eggs until pale and fluffy. (5 min)
2. Mix the plain flour with the baking powder, sift into the batter and stir well. (3 min)
3. Cube the butter and heat it in a saucepan together with the milk until the butter melts. (5 min)
4. Add the butter-milk mixture to the batter and pour into a heatproof 24 x 30 cm tin lined with baking paper. (2 min)
5. Bake the cake for 30 minutes in a fan oven preheated to 175°C, until almost done. (30 min)
6. For the topping, put the desiccated coconut, butter, milk and muscovado sugar in a saucepan, bring to the boil while stirring, and cook until well combined. (5 min)
7. Remove from the heat.
8. Take the cake out of the oven when it is almost done.
9. Raise the oven temperature to 225°C.
10. Spread the topping over the cake and return it to the oven. (2 min)
11. Bake for a further 5 minutes. (5 min)
12. Let the cake cool, and it is ready to serve.

Published 2026-10-09

https://fridge.menu/en/r/dream-cake-a8bsfu30

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