Soft Coconut Sponge

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Prepping the ingredients

1. Start by preparing the Butter (¼ Cup or 60 g): Place the Butter (¼ Cup or 60 g) and the Inverted Sugar (2 teaspoons or 20 g) in a bowl and heat in the microwave

2.  Invert sugar is a blend of several sugars. If you can't find it, substitute it with Corn Syrup, or Honey, or Liquid Glucose. Otherwise, Sugar

3. Immediately pour into a dish to cool at room temperature while continuing the rest. (If the butter is too hot, it will cook the eggs before baking — to be avoided)

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4. Grind the Shredded Coconut (1 Cup or 100 g) and the Almond Flour (½ Cup or 40 g) into a fine powder using a Cup Food Chopper

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Step 1: Egg foam

5. Whisk the Eggs (2) and the Sugar (⅓ Cup or 80 g) vigorously. You may use either a stand mixer (like a Kitchen Aid appliance) or an electric beater

6.  Whisk for a few minutes. The result should be a pale mixture that has changed color, increased in volume, and become ultra light

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Step 2: Adding the powders

7. Then add the powders we previously ground

8. Fold in gently, without whisking, using a rubber spatula, folding the mixture over itself

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9. Then pour in the Butter (¼ Cup or 60 g), which should no longer be warm. Gently fold with the rubber spatula

10. Add the Coconut Extract (a few drops) and mix gently

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Step 3: Egg whites

11. Then whip the Egg Whites (2)

12. We now have two preparations to gently fold together to preserve their lightness

13. Mix in 1/3 into the other mixture, using a spatula

14. Repeat with the remaining thirds

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Step 4: Baking

15. Take a rimmed mold, which I recommend oiling

16.  I use a Cooking spray for easy unmolding

17. Pour in the airy mixture

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18.  Bake in preheated oven at 360 °F / 180 °C for about 16 minutes

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19. To check if it’s baked: insert the tip of a knife

20.  To check if it’s perfectly baked, the best method is the knife test: insert a knife into the center—if it comes out clean, without any batter, it’s done. If not, bake a little longer.

21. It must be removed from the mold immediately to let the moisture evaporate

22. To do this, place a silicone mat (called "silpat") and a tray, flip it, then remove the mold

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