French Friday with Dorie
Do you like to eat a little something sweet with your cup of tea or coffee? Then these coconut friands are just the treat for you. Dorie's friands are little tea cakes made with egg whites, unsweetened coconut, sugar, flour, salt, vanilla extract and melted butter - and are perfect little bites that take hardly any time to prepare.
And I made some with just coconut because I knew John would probably like these the best and he did, although he thought the ones with raspberries were also delicious. My daughter and I liked both versions, but we particularly liked the ones with raspberries because the raspberries gave the friand a lovely little sweet tanginess. What is also tasty is that as they bake they develop a crunchy coating and so when you bite into them you taste a sweet crunchy top along with moist coconut cake.
You can see rest of the group's friands by following the links over at French Fridays with Dorie.
A few years ago I bought these molds that were made in Sweden at the American Cancer Society thrift store, so I decided this recipe would be a good one to try with the molds. I also decided to make some of the friands with raspberries when Dorie suggested that friands were good with little bits of fruit.
The only difficult thing about these tea cakes is keeping yourself from eating an entire plateful.
These look perfect!!! I've finally realised what those little molds can be used for hahaha
ReplyDeleteThose molds are lovely & very clever to add the raspberries to the bottom of some. Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteThose are very cute little molds. Raspberries are almost always a great addition to dessert. =)
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I'm always attracted to these little molds in baking stores (though I've resisted...SO far1}
ReplyDeleteThose look lovely, and the ones with raspberries are so beautiful. Your molds worked perfectly!
ReplyDeleteOh, so cute! I would love to try these. Sadly my hubby hates coconut, so I will have to wait until I have a gathering.
ReplyDeleteoh...I have a bunch of those tiny molds!! I am going to copy you. Lovely Friands!
ReplyDeleteLove your pretty shapes and so pretty with the fruit on the bottom. I had a really hard time not eating all of these...I'm a coconut lover so this recipe really ranks high for me. The colors in the last 2 photos are so pretty as they show off your friands...everything matches...looks like party food. Very nice baking!
ReplyDeleteI am always impressed with the photography, the recipes
ReplyDeletePretty molds and very nice photos, I love the pastel hues of your serving plate, napkin and Friands. The little cakes look like springtime, wonderful!
ReplyDeleteYour molds are pretty and your friands looks delicious. I too added fresh fruits to the coconut friands and it turned out fabulous.
ReplyDeleteYour molds are pretty and your friands looks delicious. I too added fresh fruits to the coconut friands and it turned out fabulous.
ReplyDeleteHow pretty, Elaine! I love your pretty molds & the raspberries really make them shine! I'm sure I would have liked both just like your daughter!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! All the ridges in those molds must have given the cakes lots of crisp edges.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Love your little tins, they make your friands look ever so elegant. We enjoyed these too and I agree that they were darn hard to keep from nibbling every time I walked into the kitchen.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty and colorful plate! Your friands look tasty.
ReplyDeletewe liked the ones we made with raspberries too!! :)
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I love how the color of the raspberries matches perfectly with the napkins and the plate! This is a perfect recipe for snacking!
ReplyDeleteThe raspberries are perfect for the sweet cakes. Especially in those cute little molds!
ReplyDeleteThese little cakes look so elegant! Yes, I will go and look for molds today :)
ReplyDeleteLove the cake molds! The raspberry sounds delish, too.
ReplyDeleteI am loving the friands with raspberry - pretty and delish.
ReplyDeleteHow colorful and pretty with that splash of raspberry! The molds are really great for this, lucky for you to find such interesting shapes.
ReplyDeleteI love the pretty shapes of your cakes. Alas, I don't like coconut, so I didn't even try these. However, I did rope my sister into being my FFWD substitute this week.
ReplyDeleteThey looks so pretty! I love those little molds.
ReplyDeletebeautiful - makes me want to make another, fancier batch! Question - they unmolded so easily. Did you spray them?
ReplyDeleteHi, Laurie. Thank you! Yes, I sprayed them with Pam and used a little brush to get the oil in all the crevices. A few of them stuck a little bit in the corners, but the rest just popped out easily.
DeleteI have that set of molds! I should have used them. I didn’t even think of using any other type of pan. Your friands look beautiful! I love that you added the raspberries to the middle! So very lovely! Have a great weekend, Elaine!
ReplyDeleteI have never seen moulds like that, very pretty.
ReplyDeleteLove the colours in your photos, so delicate!
You and I had the same idea! I love your molds!!! Wish I would have had some nice raspberries...such a beautiful addition. Hope you're having a great weekend, Elaine!
ReplyDeleteI've never made friands but they look and sound wonderful! You have the cutest kitchen accessories- I have pan envy :-0
ReplyDeleteI love the little molds! Your friands turned out beautifully, as well. Glad you enjoyed.
ReplyDeleteElaine, You sent me rushing to my kitchen storage closet. I have those molds. They are so pretty. Why didn't I think of that. Thank you for the suggestion. I also think it was fun that you put the raspberry on the bottom of the teacake so it just barely showed through. Pretty. I plunked a big blackberry right on the top of my mini-muffin and I didn't think it looked very pretty. Good but a little homely! After I write this comment, I am going to my pantry shelf and taking out ALL of my molds. Nice Post. Mary
ReplyDeletei love those molds they have such an unusual shape! I like to eat something sweet during afternoons. My only problem is that I can't stop to just one! I believe the same would happen with these little treats!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, and you are right, not only are these addictive,but they seem so harmless and innocent,just a little bite,until you've 4 or 5 ! Love the molds,didn't think of using them and I wish I would have.
ReplyDeleteYour cakes came out beautifully, I love your molds! I really like the look of the raspberries, too. It's so hard for me to stop eating desserts like this! Seems like there's always room for one more....
ReplyDeleteSo pretty!! I also loved the crunchy outer layer and trouble keeping myself from eating to many!
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