Coconut Cake Recipe!

Delicious! Coconut cake is definitely up there for me as one of my favourite cakes, sweet but not overbearing, elegant and simple, there is little not to love about this lovely dessert! Even if you have never made this before, here is a short and simple recipe you can follow in order to have your very own delightful cake.

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Ingredients! 

(These may differ depending on what you prefer to use, but here are a selection that I would include!)

The Most Amazing Coconut Cake

For The Cake:

★ 50g of dried coconut
★ 150ml of milk
★ 110g of margarine
★ 110g of white caster sugar
★ 2 free range eggs
★ 250g of self-raising white flour
★ 1 pinch of salt

For The Buttercream:

★ 6 free range egg whites
★ 400g of caster sugar
★ 675g of soft, unsalted butter
★ 1tsp of vanilla extract

For the toppings or decorations, you can add pretty much whatever you like, although almonds and leftovers of the coconut or cream are a popular choice.

Step 1:

Place the dried coconut into the milk for around two hours. Make sure the oven is preheated to around 170ºC (the fan should be around 150ºC, on gas mark 3). Get a 20cm round tin and grease it.

Step 2:

Mix together the margarine and sugar until it becomes more like a creamy substance, and is light. Beat each of the eggs one at a time. Add flour, salt and the coconut milk mixture from earlier and mix it together thoroughly.

Step 3:

When mixed, put this mixture into the tin and bake it for around an hour and a half so that the cake is firm.

Step 4:

Once the cake is done, leave it to one side and start on the buttercream. Place both the egg white and sugar into a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Stir this mix until it reaches approximately 60ºC.

Coconut Cake

Step 5:

Put the new mixture into a bowl and beat the egg whites and sugar together for around 10 minutes. During this time, remember to add small pieces of butter and vanilla to the mix until it is all included in the main mixture.

Step 6 (and the fun part!):

Spread this over the top of your cake thoroughly so that it covers as much or as little as you like, use any leftover ingredients your have for extra toppings!