Wednesday, 4 May 2016

Coconut Cake




Ingredients:
- 3 cups all purpose flour.
- 4 large eggs.
-1.5 cups sugar.
- 1/2 cup butter(at room temperature).
-1/2 tsp baking soda.
- 2 tsp baking powder.
- a pinch of salt.
-1.5 tsp vanilla.
- 1 cup whole milk, or coconut milk for a richer coconut flavor.
-1 cup desiccated coconut.
- 1 tbsp desiccated coconut, to garnish.
Method:
preheat the oven to 165 degrees Celsius,start off by mixing the butter with the sugar until it forms a creamy consistency, add your eggs while whisking/beating the batter, in another bowl, mix the dry ingredients except the coconut and then sieve them, add in your sugar, butter and egg mixture and mix, follow up by adding the milk and the 3/4 of coconut to the mixture, and mix thoroughly. Grease a cake tin and pour in your batter, sprinkle the rest of the coconut on the top and leave it to rest for 10 minutes, put the tin in the oven for 45-50 minutes, insert a knife into the cake and if it comes out clean, your cake is fully cooked. Garnish your cake with the tablespoon of desiccated coconut, and enjoy!

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