NITA’S COCONUT CAKE

NITA’S COCONUT CAKE
Hi almal. Ek het hierdie heerlike koek gemaak vir springday. Dit is ideal vir iemand wat nie te veel van n soettand het nie.Dis my eie konkoksie.
Coconut cake
Preheat oven to 175 ºC. Grease and line (wax paper) a 25 cm springform cake tin.
2 cups white sugar
1 cup softened butter
5 eggs (room temperature)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup canned coconut milk
Juice from one lemon
2 cups cake flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup flaked coconut
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
In a separate bowl cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy using an electric beater.
Add eggs one at a time beating well after adding each one
Mix in lemon juice and vanilla extract.
Add flour mixture alternately with coconut milk, mixing well with each addition.
Fold in coconut.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake 175 ºC for approximately 45 to 55 min or until a knife inserted into the cake comes out clean / Let cool for 10 minutes and release cake ring of springform and remove paper. Transfer cake to a cooling rack and let it cool completely before frosting.
I cut the cake and ice in the middle and the entire cake use a double batch of cooked icing .

Decorate with toasted coconut and long strips of lemon peel.
Recipe and photo: Nita Spies‎