I mostly picked this one because Coconut Cakes are so classic and beautiful -- I'm not sure this would be in my top ten favorite flavors, but it's about what it represents. This cake is some kind of feminine ideal and it is a complete mystery to me. I have absolutely no idea how those flakes stick to the sides. I can imagine the disaster I would have on my hands if I tried to replicate this. I can't even get cakes out of pans, much less layer them in such a delicate and ladylike way.
It makes me wish for the day (however nonexistant it may be) when I have mastered some baking skills a la Ina Garten, live in a well-kept and well-stocked house, and actually own a cake plate. It makes mewant to toss away 50 years of feminism and throw on an apron and pearls! Or more accurately, order one online from a local baker and pick it up on the way home from a high-powered equal-pay job.
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