Coconut Loaf Cake
This coconut loaf cake is a coconut lover's delight. It's buttery, tender, coconutty and so delicious.
- Reading time
- 2 MIN READ
- Ingredients
- 9 INGREDIENTS
- Step photos
- 14 PHOTOS
- Video
- VIDEO
This coconut loaf cake is a coconut lover's delight. It's buttery, tender, coconutty and so delicious.
INGREDIENTS / 09
- All-purpose flour - 1 & 3/4 cups
- Baking powder - 1 & 1/2 teaspoons
- Salt - 1/4 teaspoon
- Unsalted butter - 3/4 cup
- Sugar - 3/4 cup
- Eggs - 3
- Vanilla - 1 & 1/2 teaspoon
- Milk - 1/2 cup
- Desiccated coconut - 3/4 cup
METHOD / 14
2 MIN READ
- 01
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Measure out the flour into a bowl. Add the baking powder and salt.
- 02
Mix to combine and set aside.
- 03
Transfer the butter into a mixing bowl and mix until its creamy.
You can use 1/2 cup butter and 1/4 cup to make it moist.
- 04
Add the sugar and mix until creamy. About 5 minutes.
- 05
Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- 06
Add the vanilla and mix to combine.
- 07
Add half of the flour mixture and mix until combined.
- 08
Add the milk and mix until it's well combined.
- 09
Add the rest of the flour and mix just until it's combined. Do not over mix. You can fold in any visible flour with a spatula.
- 10
Add the coconut and fold it in to combine.
To toast the desiccated coconut, Add the coconut to a dry pan over medium heat, stirring constantly until its toasted. About 20 to 30 seconds. Set aside to cool completely.
- 11
Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan.
- 12
Top with some desiccated and coconut chips.
Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes.
- 13
Take it out of the oven and let it rest in the pan for 10 minutes.
Remove from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
- 14
Enjoy!
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Dolapo Grey
PUBLISHED DECEMBER 9, 2020
