Let me tell you about this cake…it is finger-licking-good! This amazing cake is inspired by Raffaello candy. A soft coconut cake topped with white chocolate/coconut smooth cream and topped with whipped cream, coconut and almonds!
Oh please tell me that you know what a Raffaello candy is?!! I brought a few slices of this cake to school with me and when I told them that the cake was inspired by Raffaello, they all looked at me like I speaking another language. Neither my friends nor hubs have ever heard of this candy. So weird!
It’s been my favorite candy since I was a kid. In fact, I remember that I got a box of them on my birthday when I was turning six or seven. I got it in the morning, before the party, from my grandparents. While everyone was cooking and preparing for the party, I was missing. I heard them look for me but I was not coming out… I was sitting under the big dining room table, working my way through the box. By the time they actually found me…the box was gone. It was a happy birthday indeed!!
Anyway, whether you’ve heard of the candy or not, this is a cake that will make your taste buds sing a happy tune! This is a homemade, soft coconut white cake. It is topped with smooth white chocolate and coconut cream and freshly made whipped cream. To make it extra special, it is also topped with sweet coconut flakes and crunchy almonds. This Raffaello cake is a pleasure for your senses!
Raffaello Poke Cake: Coconut Cake with White Chocolate/Coconut Cream & Whipped Topping
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 4 egg whites
- 2 cups cake flour
- 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1/3 cup low fat buttermilk
Cream:
- 1 1/2 cups baking white chocolate
- 3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup coconut flakes
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter
Whipped Cream:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 Tbsp. white granulated sugar
Topping:
- 2 cups coconut flakes
- 1 cup sliced almonds
Instructions
- Cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350 and grease a 9x13 baking pan.
- In a bowl, beat butter for about thirty seconds and add sugar. Beat for about a minute, until light.
- Add egg whites one at a time, beating after each addition. Add vanilla and mix until combined.
- Sift flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder together.
- Lower the mixer speed to low.
- Alternating, add flour mixture and coconut milk then buttermilk in two parts, starting and ending with dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- Transfer the batter into the baking sheet, spread evenly. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cream:
- Combine butter, white chocolate, condensed milk, vanilla extract and coconut flakes in a small sauce pot, over medium heat. Whisk with a silicone covered whisk while heating though, until the chocolate melts and the mixture is nice and smooth. Take off the heat and cool to room temperature.
- Whipped Cream: Add the cold heavy whipping cream in the cold mixing bowl. Starting at low speed, start whisking, gradually raise to speed to high. Slowly pour in the sugar. Beat until stiff peaks appear (don't walk away far). Keep in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- Poke holes all over the cake.
- Pour the white chocolate mixture over the cake.
- Make sure that the cake is completely cooled before you cover it in whipped cream.
- After the cake is covered in the whipped cream, spread the coconut in the even layer and sprinkle the almonds.
Nutrition
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Kristen Duke says
Um that looks like the tastiest thing on the planet!! The pictures are making my mouth water – yum!
lyuba says
Awww, thank you, Kristen!
kristi@ishouldbemoppingthefloor says
This looks and sounds amazing, Lyuba! Like, really!!
lyuba says
Thank you, Kristi!
Melissa @ The Alchemist says
I love those candies! This cake looks awesome and delicious, great job!
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Melissa!
Lisa @ Cooking with Curls says
I am one of those crazy people that has never heard of that candy Lyuba. Your cake looks amazing! 🙂
lyuba says
Haha, run and get some 😉
Thank you so much, Lisa!
Shari Kelley says
This cake looks so moist and delicious! The cream, white chocolate, and coconut are a wonderful combination of flavors. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Shari!
Auntiepatch says
Never heard of these but you had me at coconut!!! Yum! I will be making this and pinning it, too!
lyuba says
Hehe, thank you!! Hope you get a chance to try it!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
This cake is just lovely Lyuba! Totally need to make it for my coconut-loving Dad 🙂 Pinned!
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Trish! I hope you get a change to make it for him!
Zainab @ Blahnik Baker says
I have no idea what that candy is but I want it!! Coconut and white chocolate is such a great combination!! Love this cake 🙂
lyuba says
I hope you try the candy one day, Zainab…or the cake 🙂
Thank you!
Sue S. says
Good Morning, I see oil listed in the recipe but butter is not. In the directions, butter is referenced. Cake sounds wonderful but I don’t want to mess it up. Would be great for Easter. Thanks.
lyuba says
Thank you for catching it, Sue! It is supposed to be butter, I was originally thought about using oil but changed my mind at the last minutes. I still had it as oil in my notes and butter 🙂
Thank you!
Viviana@bonheurcuisine says
Hi Lyuba! I´m here through MM. Saw your cake and found it stunning! Thanks for sharing!
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Viviana!
Maggie says
This looks amazing! Pinned and shared!
Just one question, why you need to “Poke holes all over the cake”? I never made this one before. Is the white chocolate suppose to be poured inside the cake to be soaked up? So the top layer is just frosting?
It just happened one of my colleagues mentioned this one today and it sounds so delicious. 🙂
lyuba says
Hi Maggie!
Poke cake gets its name from being poked all over so that whatever frosting or topping you put on it, soaks through the whole cake evenly. If the holes aren’t there, the topping would just slide to the sides. The top layer is just homemade whipped cream that goes over the coconut/while chocolate topping.
Thank you!
Agos says
Yum, this cake sounds amazing! I love raffaello candies, though I don’t think they’re sold here anymore.
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Agos!!