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National Coconut Torte Day

Food · March 13

A day for coconut torte, a layered cake of thin rounds, creamy filling and toasted coconut, and for the slow pleasure of making or sharing one.

National Coconut Torte Day falls on Saturday, March 13, 2027. That is 137 days away.

A coconut torte is a layered cake built for height. Thin rounds of sponge or butter cake are stacked with a soft filling between them, then the whole thing is covered in frosting and pressed with shredded coconut until it looks like it came in from a light snow.

The word torte usually points to a cake with several layers and a rich filling, often richer and denser than an everyday sheet cake. With coconut, the filling might be a custard, a pastry cream or a cooked coconut cream, and the outside gets a coat of flaked coconut, sometimes toasted to a pale gold. Each slice shows its stripes.

Most people mark the day by baking one or by finding a slice at a bakery or diner that keeps a cake case by the register. Bakers often split cooled layers in half with a long serrated knife, which is how a two layer cake becomes a four layer torte. A night in the refrigerator helps the filling set and lets the coconut soften a little into the frosting.

Toasting the coconut takes only a few minutes in a dry pan or the oven, and it changes the flavor from sweet and mild to nutty. It also burns quickly, so it rewards standing nearby and stirring.

The first cut is the hard part. A warm, wiped knife between slices keeps the layers neat and the coconut where it belongs.

Ways to celebrate

• Bake a coconut torte and split the cake layers for extra height.
• Toast shredded coconut in a dry pan for a nuttier topping.
• Look for a slice at a local bakery or diner.
• Share a homemade torte with neighbors or coworkers.
• Try a coconut custard or pastry cream filling between layers.

Dates

All national days on March 13

Also on March 13

• National Earmuff Day
• National K9 Veterans Day
• National Jewel Day
• National Open an Umbrella Indoors Day
• National Good Samaritan Day

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