My father is allergic to coconut, so I was around 30 years late to the wonders of this tropical drupe. I am on a mission to make up for lost time. My penance has been extra sweet this year because I discovered the Coconut Crème Cake by Anne’s Cakes, which is available by special order and by the slice at Midtown Cafe, Sperry’s, Cole’s Kitchen, The Picnic Cafe and The Café at Thistle Farms. The icing is not buttercream, thank God, but soft and whipped and blanketed with grated coconut. This cake is so moist that it looks like the stippling of fresh oil paint on a seascape. Is that weird to say? I don’t care. Love is love. One cake, Anne claims, serves 12 to 16 people — or, I claim, two people eating their sorrows for seven days in the middle of a global pandemic. (The cake did not dry out.) Choose your own adventure, but you won’t find a better coconut cake in town.
Best Coconut Cake
