Joan Colonna of Santa Cruz makes a coconut cake as moist as can be. The secret is the rich coconut milk she stirs into the batter. The cake is topped with a luscious cream cheese-coconut milk frosting and a shower of grated coconut. In the Santa Cruz area, slices are sold at Aptos Coffee Roasting Co., Pacific Coffee Roasting Co., Surf City Coffee and the West Coast Santa Cruz Hotel. Now you can order the cakes and have them shipped nationwide.
Cakes also can be gift wrapped.
For Mother's Day, order by May 8 for East Coast deliveries. Calling all discriminating chocoholics. Scharffen Berger Chocolate, the maker of artisan chocolate in the European tradition, has opened its new factory and retail shop in Berkeley. The retail store sells books, bakeware, and of course, both Scharffen Berger chocolate products and confections. A bakery and cafe will open later this year.