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February 27, 2017

Samoa Cake- Mini Bundt Cakes

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Craving those delicious Girl Scouts Samoas (or Tagalongs) and cake? Indulge all your desires with this rich Samoa Cake recipe. Samoa Cakes are mini chocolate caramel coconut bundt cakes that taste just as incredible as they sound!

 closeup of samoa cake covered in chocolate, caramel, and coconut flakes

Finally, Girl Scouts cookie season is here! For a very short period, I can indulge in my Tagalong and Samoa cravings simply by visiting a local Walmart or Home Depot. Without fail, the girls are there. I am pretty sure they ping me as a “sale” as soon as they make eye contact. I’m a sucker for those cookies and the cute little girls selling them. By the end of the season, it is almost a relief that I can walk into the store and know that I will not be walking out with $20 of cookies…again. Until the cravings set in a few weeks later and I wish that the season would start again.

overhead view of samoa cake with chocolate pound cake, soft caramel sauce, chocolate fudge drizzle, and perfectly toasted coconut

Why Samoa Cake?

When the out-of-season cravings hit, I either ignore them or I go into the kitchen and make something that reminds me of my favorite cookies, which is how this Samoa Cake recipe was born. While these mini chocolate caramel coconut bundt cakes are not the same as the original Samoa cookies, they are equally delicious.

Rich caramel sauce poured over dense, fudgy samoa cake on paper

Mini Samoa Cake – The Best Decision!

Making this Samoa Cake recipe in mini bundt cake form was the best decision. When you pour the melted caramel over them, a good portion will pool in the center, which will eventually solidify into a delicious soft chewy caramel. The rest of the caramel soaks into the chocolate pound cake making it fudgy and moist for days. The caramel also acts as a sticky glue to the perfectly toasted caramel. Finished off with a drizzle of chocolate fudge sauce, this Samoa Cake recipe hits all of the flavor and texture goals.

dense samoa cake covered with sweet caramel, rich chocolate fudge, and toasted coconut next to milk jug

So, if you are looking for a crunchy, caramel-y, fudge-y pound cake kind of dessert, this is it! Enjoy a Samoa Cake (or three)!

If you like this Girl Scouts-inspired recipe, make sure to also try my Tagalong Bars!

rich samoa cake covered in caramel, toasted coconut, and chocolate fudge sauce
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Samoa Cake

These Samoa Cake mini bundt cakes are the perfect combination of chocolate, caramel, and coconut. Moist, delicious, and perfectly rich!

Author: Jackie
Ingredients
  • 3 ounces semi sweet chocolate , chopped
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter , melted
  • 1 and 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg , at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut , toasted
  • Caramel Sauce
  • Hot Fudge Sauce
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously spray mini bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. Melt chocolate in a microwave safe bowl for 10 second increments, stirring in between, until smooth. Set aside.
  3. Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and soda, and salt into a bowl.
  4. In the bowl of your mixer, beat melted butter and sugar on medium high speed for 2 minutes.
  5. Add egg and vanilla and beat for an additional 2 minutes.
  6. Stir in melted chocolate. 

  7. Add buttermilk and flour mixture and stir until just combined.

  8. Spoon batter into bundt pan and fill 2/3 of the way full.
  9. Bake bundt cakes for 10-17 minutes (10-12 minutes for a small bundt pan and 15-17 minutes for larger mini bundt cakes) or until a knife is inserted and comes out clean.
  10. Cool for 5 minutes in the pan, then invert cakes onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
  11. Once cool, heat caramel sauce and hot fudge in a microwave safe bowl for 30 seconds.
  12. Dip cakes into the warm caramel sauce, the sprinkle with a generous amount of toasted coconut.
  13. Drizzle cake with hot fudge sauce.
  14. Repeat with the rest of the cakes.
  15. Makes 8-10 mini bundt cakes.
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Filed Under: Cake, Cookies, Cupcakes, Recipes, Sweets, Uncategorized Tagged With: bundt cake, girl scouts, samoa bundt cake, samoa cookie

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  1. kage2015 says

    February 27, 2017 at 10:25 am

    Who can turn down chocolate, caramel and coconut all together. These little bundt cakes look delicious.

    Reply
  2. Lindsay says

    February 27, 2017 at 2:29 pm

    Ooo my husband and I both are obsessed with chocolate and coconut – and who doesn’t love caramel? So basically we would LOVE these! Thank you thank you for the recipe!! xx Lindsay | Paris, Meet Boston | http://www.parismeetboston.com

    Reply
  3. Kindly Unspoken says

    February 27, 2017 at 3:34 pm

    Oh my gosh! Tagalongs are my absolute fave, and these look amazingly delicious!

    Reply
  4. gunjan says

    February 27, 2017 at 3:47 pm

    What a fun recipe. My little one will definitely enjoy helping me baking them and ofcourse eating them too.

    Reply
  5. Kimberly @ Berly's Kitchen says

    February 27, 2017 at 5:14 pm

    Mini bundt cakes are so cute. These looked like Samoa Girl Cookies at first, but then as I read, I see that’s exactly what they are. Mini Samoa-like bundt cakes. How tasty!!

    Reply
  6. thecriticalvirgo says

    February 27, 2017 at 5:35 pm

    These sound delicious! Would be great soaked with some rum!

    Reply
  7. Ali says

    February 27, 2017 at 6:22 pm

    These look so good! And they are so cute! I love the idea of these being the same flavors as Samoas – definitely would fulfill my cookie craving after Girl Scouts Cookie season is over!

    Reply
  8. Megan Campbell says

    February 27, 2017 at 6:58 pm

    These look so good! And they look easy to make too!

    Reply
  9. Cassidy's Adventures says

    February 28, 2017 at 7:58 am

    These look similar to Samoas! I am not in the US right now but I would sure love some of those cookies. I am going to make your bundt cakes instead 😉 Thanks for the great idea!!

    Reply
  10. Gillie says

    March 2, 2017 at 4:39 pm

    can you use cupcake tins instead? These would be a big hit.

    Reply
    • theseasidebaker says

      March 2, 2017 at 5:42 pm

      Yes! Cupcakes would be great too!

      Reply
  11. Kristen says

    May 27, 2017 at 11:19 am

    Am I missing something….it says melt chocolate and set aside, but then what do you do with that chocolate?

    Reply
    • Barbara says

      March 7, 2018 at 3:39 pm

      I just saw this recipe and am wondering too. She forgot to omit the directions for the melted chips.

      Reply
  12. Jennifer says

    June 7, 2018 at 6:42 pm

    You add it to the mixer to make the cake batter, step 6

    Reply
  13. Veronica says

    July 6, 2018 at 2:38 am

    Can you use coconut extract instead
    of vanilla and how much.

    Reply

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