Colombian Coconut Cake

Here's another recipe from something I made with my Horizons class. We made this the first day so I forgot to take pictures. It was a lot of fun and very easy to make. I got this recipe from a friend whose boyfriend is Colombian.

Pastel de Macarena

Ingredients:

2 sticks butter (softened)

¾ can coconut cream

¼ cup vanilla yogurt

½ box vanilla wafers

1 cup hot chocolate

12 oz mini chocolate chips

½ bag shredded coconut

Preparation:

1.   Make hot chocolate and set aside to let cool.

2.   Beat 2 sticks of butter in a medium bowl.

3.   Add about 3/4 a can of coconut cream and 1/4 cup of yogurt. Beat this all together. Set the coconut mixture aside.

4.   Dip the vanilla wafers in the hot chocolate, then line the bottom of the pan with the soaked wafers.

5.   Spread a layer of the coconut mixture over the wafers.

6.   Cover the mixture with shredded coconut.

7.   Sprinkle chocolate chips over the coconut.

8.   Repeat steps 4-7 for as many layers as you would like.

9.   Put the finished cake in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes to let everything set up. Enjoy!