Coconut Cake

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• diane

  14 January 2009

  diane commented on this recipe

  this cake is lovely very moist and crispy outside bake and eat doesn't last very long, also nice with custard

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• Zan Hobbs

  22 August 2009

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  A very tasty cake, also really good with custard! Thanks.

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• Peachey

  30 January 2010

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• TINA

  06 March 2010

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• Wobette

  31 October 2010

  Wobette rated and commented on this recipe

  

  A really quick dessert = We served it up this evening with Pineapple, mango and whipped cream

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• JoeJoe

  18 November 2010

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• Elle Beau

  08 December 2010

  Elle Beau rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is more like a coconut sweet bread. Good recipe but my favorite coconut cake recipe is here: http://tinyurl.com/37xuwy2

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• pinklady

  06 April 2011

  pinklady rated and commented on this recipe

  

  just like me nans :)

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• Sunny chair

  15 May 2011

  Sunny chair commented on this recipe

  Fantastic very moreish, great with a nice cup of tea

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• Glenda

  29 May 2011

  Glenda commented on this recipe

  Delicious cake. Don't know how long it keeps, just know it only lasts a day with my gang. Yummy!!

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• nic

  27 July 2011

  nic rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this for my mum & she loved it - lovely bit of cake.

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• Carol

  07 October 2011

  Carol rated and commented on this recipe

  

  My father said he used to love coconut cake as a child, this cake was gone in a day, he loved it as did we. Nice and light and crispy on the outside.

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• Andrea

  03 November 2011

  Andrea commented on this recipe

  really easy......its in the oven and smells lovely. Just hope it tastes as good as it smells! : )

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• Andrea

  03 November 2011

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• loz

  06 November 2011

  loz rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very easy to make and tastes great.

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• Tony Moore

  18 December 2011

  Tony Moore commented on this recipe

  A great cake, made it with my four year old grand daughter Lilly-Mae. Note to be eaten with a nice cup of Tea NOT custard!

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• Tony Moore

  18 December 2011

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• JoV

  16 June 2012

  JoV commented on this recipe

  Very easy to make. I put glacé icing on the top with desiccated coconut sprinkled over.

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• Rosella

  06 October 2012

  Rosella commented on this recipe

  Delicious its the perfect cake for me because I love coconut! Its not too sweet its just right..thanks for the recipe

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• sylvia

  05 November 2012

  sylvia commented on this recipe

  I've just double the amount to make 2 cake, I hope it will be ok. As it looked a lot like pastry quite dry. tried to add more milk but was worried it would spoil it. Oh well that's life.

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Ingredients

• 225g/6 oz self-raising flour
• pinch of salt
• 115g/4 oz butter, cut into small pieces, plus extra for greasing
• 115g/4 oz demerara sugar
• 100g/3½ oz grated coconut, plus extra for sprinkling
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 4 tbsp milk

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• 225g/6 oz self-raising flour
• pinch of salt
• 115g/4 oz butter, cut into small pieces, plus extra for greasing
• 115g/4 oz demerara sugar
• 100g/3½ oz grated coconut, plus extra for sprinkling
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 4 tbsp milk

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