Fresh Coconut Cake

Click on the image, above to submit to Pinterest.

Fresh Coconut Cake

Fresh Coconut Cake is a traditional Aruban recipe for a classic sponge cake flavoured with freshly-grated coconut. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Aruban version of: Fresh Coconut Cake.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

80 minutes

Total Time:

100 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Baking Recipes Cake Recipes Aruba Recipes

Ingredients:

6 eggs
200g butter
400g sugar
280g plain flour
250g freshly-grated coconut
1 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp vanilla extract

Method:

Cream together the butter and sugar until pale and creamy then add the eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Sift together the flour and baking powder into a bowl then stir into the butter mixture before adding the grated coconut and the vanilla extract. Mix thoroughly then turn into a 25cm springform cake tin that's been buttered and dusted with flour.

Spread the batter evenly then place in an oven pre-heated to 150);C and bake for 1 hour. Reduce the temperature to 100°C and leave the cake in the oven for 20 minutes. Serve warm.