Best Moroccan Coconut Lemon Cake Recipes

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EASY HOMEMADE COCONUT LEMON CAKE



Easy Homemade Coconut Lemon Cake image

Our easy homemade coconut and lemon-flavored cake make a quick, simple dessert or tea time treat. Dress up single layers with a vanilla-flavored icing.

Provided by Christine Benlafquih

Categories     Snack     Dessert     Cake

Time 1h10m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 17

For the Cake:
4 eggs
1/2 cup (118 milliliters) vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups (300 grams) granulated sugar
2 cups (250 grams) all-purpose flour
1 1/3 cups (120 g) grated unsweetened desiccated coconut
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (118 milliliters) milk
1/4 cup freshly squeeze lemon juice
1 to 2 tablespoons lemon zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Icing and Garnish:
1 cup (125 grams) powdered sugar, sifted
2 to 3 tablespoons cream, or milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup (45 grams) toasted, sweetened coconut

Steps:

  • Gather the ingredients.
  • Preheat your oven to 350 F / 180 C. Grease and flour your cake pan(s). Zest and juice the lemon.
  • With an electric mixer or by hand, beat together the eggs and sugar until thick. Gradually beat in the oil, then beat in the vanilla, lemon juice, and zest.
  • Stir in the flour, coconut, baking powder and salt, and then the milk. Beat until smooth,
  • Pour the batter into your prepared pan(s). Bake in the middle of your preheated oven until the cake tests done-approximately 25 to 30 minutes for layers; 35 to 40 minutes for oblong; 40 minutes for a tube or Bundt pan.
  • Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes. Carefully loosen the cake from the sides of the pan with a spatula, then turn out the cake onto a rack to finish cooling.
  • To decorate the cooled cake, mix the sifted confectioners' sugar and vanilla with enough cream or milk to a spreadable consistency. Spread the icing in a thin layer over the top of the cake, and dust the icing with toasted coconut. Allow the icing to set before serving. *Note: To make toasted coconut, spread the grated unsweetened coconut in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake at 350 F / 180 C for 5 to 8 minutes, or until lightly golden. Remove from the oven, mix in a few tablespoons of powdered sugar, and leave to cool. Cover and store until needed.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 316 kcal, Carbohydrate 43 g, Cholesterol 50 mg, Fiber 2 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Sodium 223 mg, Sugar 29 g, Fat 15 g, ServingSize 12 to 16 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

MOROCCAN COCONUT LEMON CAKE



Moroccan Coconut Lemon Cake image

In Morocco, cakes (called 'meskouta') aren't made with pre-packaged cake mixes purchased right off the shelf in the grocery stores. Rather, a meskouta (or cake) is nearly always made by scratch and baked fresh for serving at tea time. So most of Morocco's dessert cakes and snack cakes aren't all that complicated. They're...

Provided by Vickie Parks

Categories     Cakes

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 17

CAKE
4 large eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/3 cups unsweetened coconut, grated
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 Tbsp lemon zest
1 tsp vanilla extract
ICING
1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
2 Tbsp cream or milk (or more, if needed for consistency)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup toasted sweetened coconut, grated

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease and flour 1 9x13-inch baking dish or two 9-inch cake pans; set aside.
  • 2. Beat together the eggs and sugar until thick. Gradually beat in the oil, then beat in the vanilla, lemon juice, and zest. Stir in the flour, coconut, baking powder and salt. Then stir in the milk. Beat until smooth.
  • 3. Pour the batter into your prepared pan(s). Bake in the middle of your preheated oven until the cake tests done - approximately 25 to 30 minutes for two round cake pans, 35 to 40 minutes for 9x13-inch pan. (You could also use a tube or bundt pan which will require about 40 minutes baking time.)
  • 4. Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes. Carefully run a butter knife along the edges to loosen the cake from the sides of the pan. Then turn out the cake onto a rack to cool completely.
  • 5. Mix the sifted powdered sugar and vanilla with enough cream or milk to a spreadable consistency. Spread the icing in a thin layer over the top of the cooled cake. Lightly dust the icing with toasted coconut. Allow the icing to set before serving.

MOROCCAN LEMON CAKE



Moroccan Lemon Cake image

In Morocco, meskouta (cakes) are never made with packaged cake mixes. They're almost always made by scratch and baked fresh - such as this cake. It's so simple to prepare, and it has a light texture and is quite good and full of citrus flavor. It's great for tea time. It's great as a simple cake as written (unfrosted), or you...

Provided by Vickie Parks

Categories     Cakes

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 13

4 large eggs
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 Tbsp lemon zest
1 tsp vanilla extract
OPTIONAL LEMON GLAZE
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 Tbsp lemon juice

Steps:

  • 1. Position oven rack in the middle of the oven, and preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease and flour a small bundt or tube pan; set aside.
  • 2. In a large bowl with an electric mixer or by hand, beat together the eggs and sugar until thick. Gradually beat in the oil until smooth. Stir in the flour, baking powder and salt, and then the milk. Beat just until smooth, and then mix in the lemon juice, zest, and vanilla.
  • 3. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until the cake tests done.
  • 4. Allow the cake to cool in the pan on a rack for 7 to 10 minutes. Loosen the cake from the sides of the pan with a butter knife or spatula, then turn out the cake onto the rack to finish cooling.
  • 5. The cake may be served plain, dusted with powdered sugar or drizzled with a glaze. (To prepare the glaze, mix the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the top of the cake, allowing the glaze to run down the sides.)

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