Mint filled Coconut Vanilla Bundt cake #BundtBakers

As a part of Bundt Bakers, now I am regularly baking Bundts... Baking Bundts, is always fun.... After my Bundt is baked, I literally keep on looking at them, and becomes most of the time impatient to turn it on cooling rack... So that I can see how my Bundt is looking...

After couple of ,Bundts, I have learned it's not good to get impatient.. It's better to wait for few more minutes, than a cracked Bundt... This month our theme, is Girl Scout Cookies.... From the starting I knew, I wanted to use Thin Mint Cookies... I was playing with the couple of ideas like Mint Bundt CheeseCake and Mint Bundt Cake( where broken pieces of cookies are folded in the cake batter)... But, then I wanted to bake something different with these cookies...

So, I came up with an idea of making tunnel in my Bundt... Once, we are in the Tunnel, it's completely dark.... So, Thin Mints being dark were actually complementing my thoughts... After making the batter ready, I realized that I cannot make the tunnel with cookies from the lowest level... I need to have some cake batter below the cookies, to hold them... Since, I was baking with these cookies for the 1st time, I did not know how these cookies are going to behave while baking... Whether they are going to melt, or going to be in the same shape, as I have dropped in the batter... Well, I must say, I was quite happy with the results.. It did not actually got the effect of tunnel, but while my Kiddo was cutting this Bundt.. Got really happy and excited.... Mission accomplished....

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While You are here, do check out some of the other types of Girl Scout Cookie Bundts...

• Brown Sugar Coconut Bundt Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache from Tux at Brooklyn Homemaker
• Chocolate Dipped Vanilla Mini Bundt Cakes from Renee at Magnolia Days
• Chocolate Mint Bundt Cake from Teri at The Freshman Cook
• Coconut Caramel Samoas Bundt Cake from Anshie at Spice Roots
• Cranberry Lemon Bundt Cake from Jelena at A Kingdom for a Cake
• Do Si Do Mini Bundts from Anne at From My Sweet Heart
• Double Glazed Peanut Butter & Chocolate Fudge Bundt from Laura at Baking in Pyjamas
• Golden Nut Bundt (Juliettes Bundt) from Tammy at Living the Gourmet
• Lemon Bundt Cake with Lemonade Frosting from Anna at Media Racion Doble, Por Favor
• Lemon Yogurt Bundt Cake with Limoncello Glaze from Pam at Sidewalk Shoes
• Lemonade Bundt from Jane at Jane's Adventures in Dinner
• Lemonade Bundt Cake from Esti at Mummy & Cute
• Marbled Samoa Bundt Cake from Patricia at Patty's Cake
• Mini Samoa Bundt Cakes from Andrea at Adventures in All Things Food
• Mini Vanilla Bundt Cakes with Lemon Drizzle from Kathya at Basic N Delicious
• Mint Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake from Sarah at The Chef Next Door
• Mint Filled Coconut Vanilla Bundt from Shilpi at Simply Veggies
• Peanut Butter Tagalong Bundt Cake from Mary Ellen at That's My Home
• Peppermint & Chocolate Marble Bundt Cake from Lara at Tartacadabra
• Samoa Bundt Cake from Bea and Mara at I Love Bundt Cakes
• Samoa Bundt Cake from Jana at Jenny and Sweets
• Samoas Bundt Cake from Aisha at La Cocina de Aisha
• "Savannah Smiles" Lemony Bundt Cake from Samantha at Un Mordisco Un Pecado
• Spiked Lemonade Bundt from Kelly at Passion Kneaded
• Tagalong Cookie Core Bundt from Julie at Eat, Drink, Be Mighty
• Thin Mint Chocolate Bundt Cake from Rebekah at Making Miracles
• Toffee-tastic Bundt Cake from Linda at Brunch with Joy
• Trios (Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip-Oat) Bundt from Stacy at Food Lust People Love
• What's your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? (Tagalong Bundt Cake) from Wendy at A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Whole Grain Oats Bundt {Rah-Rah Raisins} from Rocio at  KidsandChic

Here, is the recipe for you to try ...

Ingredients -

1. All Purpose Flour - 1 1/2 cup
2. Salt - 1 tsp
3. Baking Powder - 1 tbsp
4. Baking Soda- 1/4 tsp
5. Milk Powder - 1/2 cup
6. Sugar - 3/4 cup 
7. Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
8. Honey - 2 tbsp
9. Olive Oil - 1/2 cup
10. Unsalted Butter (melted) - 4 oz.
11. Thin Mints - 1 pack (broken)
12. Coconut (finely shredded) - 1/2 cup

For frosting - 

1. Sugar syrup of 1 thread cocsistency- 1/8 cup
2. Coconut (shredded) - 1/4 cup

Directions -

• Mix All Purpose Flour with Salt, Baking Powder and Baking Soda.
• Beat sugar with olive oil and butter, until well combined.
• Now, mix flour mixture with sugar mixture.

• Add Coconut, Honey and Vanilla essence to the batter.
• Mix well.
• Add the batter spoon by spoon to the greased Bundt pan and spread all over the base of pan.
• Make a well in the center of the batter, by pushing the batter by back of spoon on sides, and fill the broken pieces of Thin Mints.
• Now, cover this layer by rest of batter by again spooning them.
• Let the batter stand for 5-7 minutes.

• Then, bake for 35-40 minutes at 350 degrees, or until the toothpick comes clear.

• Let the Bundt, rest on counter for 10 minutes, before transferring to the cooling rack.. 
• While, the Bundt is baking, in another open baking pan, toss some shredded coconut, and put it in oven for 5 minutes, or until the coconut is toasted brown... Keep the check of the time, as it gets brown very fast.
• Transfer the Bundt on the cooling rack, and add these toasted coconut on the top of Bundt...

• Make some Sugar syrup and pour on the top of Bundt, to make the toasted Coconut stick to the Bundt.
• Sprinkle some Broken Thin Mints from the top....  and Enjoy......