COCONUT LOAF CAKE

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This easy coconut cake will give you a taste of the tropical. Bake with a handful of storecupboard ingredients and enjoy with a cuppa

Provided by Member recipe by Charley Melon

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

115g butter, cut into small pieces, plus extra for greasing
225g self-raising flour
115g demerara sugar
100g desiccated coconut, plus extra for sprinkling
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
4 tbsp milk

Steps:

Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease a 900g loaf tin and line with baking paper.
Sift the flour and a pinch of salt into a mixing bowl and rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar, coconut, eggs and milk and mix to a soft dropping consistency.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth the surface with a palette knife. Bake for 30 mins.
Remove the cake from the oven and sprinkle with the extra coconut. Return the cake to the oven and bake for an additional 20-25 mins, until well risen and golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave the cake to cool slightly in the tin, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 498 calories, Fat 29 grams fat, SaturatedFat 20 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 49 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 21 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 8 grams protein, Sodium 0.8 milligram of sodium