Who doesn't like a little baking time?
In fact I consider it to be a part of my little me time.
This particular recipe is a family favorite. It is very difficult to impress my Dad when it comes to cakes, and amazingly this recipe always does the trick. The good thing thing about this cake is that it can be made as a part of your evening tea, a birthday celebration or even as the main desert for a girls night in!
Just look at how soft, moist and delicious it looks! Waiting to be eaten.
So without further delay, I am going to jump in and explain how it is made.
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 - 40 minutes
Serves: 6 - 8 people
Ingredients:
The Cake-
Plain flour - 200 g
Salt - 1/2 tspn
Baking powder - 2 tspns
Butter - 75 g
Sugar - 75 g
Desiccated coconut - 50 g
Grated lime zest - 1/2 tspn
Egg - 1 medium
Milk - 125 ml
Vanilla extract - 1 tspn
Coconut Cream Cheese Icing - (Optional)
Softened cream cheese - 200 g
Softened unsalted butter - 100 g
Icing sugar - 100 to 500 g
Double cream - 2 to 8 tbspns
Vanilla extract - 1 tspn
Desiccated Coconut - 100 g (portioned in two 50 g sections)
Have some apricot jam, sliced apricots and strawberries on hand.
Do not, under any circumstance be overwhelmed by the amount of things you need. The procedure could not be any easier!
Procedure:
1) Pre-heat you oven to 180C or gas 4.
2) In a large mixing bowl sift the flour and add the sugar, coconut, lime zest, salt and baking powder. Mix it well.
3) Add the butter and using your fingers combine all the ingredients till it resembles bread crumbs and make a well in the middle; like in the image.
4) In another mixing bowl break the eggs and add the milk and vanilla essence.
5) Beat till they are fluffy.
6) Add the egg mixture in the bread crumb well and mix well till all the ingredients have combined. You will see an uneven batter. Perfect!
7) Pour all the contents in a baking tin that has already been buttered and floured well.
8) And we are done! Poke a knife in the center and if it comes out clean, you know your cake is ready to serve and eat. (Unless you need to get the icing on of course!) Leave it to cool on a cooling rack.
You can very well stop here and just add some whipped cream on top and/or some apricot jam between 2 layers (if you have two layers). If you want to make it even more special, you can continue reading.
9) Have all your ingredients ready for the Coconut Creme Cheese Icing.
10) I find it easy to add all the ingredients (including ONLY 50 g icing sugar and 2 tbspn cream) and beat them together.
11) Once the ingredients are well combines add more icing sugar if you want it to be thicker or more double cream to make it thinner.
12) Make sure to mix it well using whatever method suits you till the batter is left with no knots.
13) Spread a generous amount and leave the cake in the fridge for an hour and enjoy it chilled!
That is it for this week's blog post.
Have an amazing week ahead :)
Toodles
xXx
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