I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts

A couple of weeks ago, I made a cake for a friend’s birthday. I was looking in particular for a recipe that had both coconut and banana in it, as I had made coconut banana cupcakes once and they had been her favorite. I really looked high and low for a good recipe, at one point I decided to just wing it, but Epicurious did not disappoint. I found the recipe, “Banana Cake with Coconut Frosting,” but added coconut flakes in the batter along with the banana.

The recipe called for coconut cream for the frosting, but I didn’t have any, so I just ended up using more coconut flakes! And I added raspberries, just as a personal touch. Plus, more fruit is never a bad thing. It was super soft and for the most part, was met with a good reception. It’s unfortunate that most people don’t have a liking for banana or coconut. Sad really. I don’t know how someone can not like tropical fruit flavors like this in dessert. It was the same when I worked at a chocolate store while I was going to school. There were certain people who absolutely loved the pineapple truffle or coconut cream, but there were certain people who were so turned off that they would literally make a face of disgust when I would offer them one of the aforementioned flavors as a sample. What is wrong with you people?!

In the immortal words of Gus Portokalos, from “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” “They’re like toast! My daughter is engaged to a person with parents that are toast. No honey, no jam, just toast! Dry toast!”