Coconut Coffee Cake

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"What can possibly go wrong when you bake a cake with coconut and coffee, NOTHING. The coffee-flavor icing makes the cake even more flavorful."
-- @bakecellence

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There's nothing like a good slice of coffee cake to go with your morning cup of coffee. With the addition of toasted coconut, this recipe becomes even more celebratory for the warmer seasons ahead.

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Cook time: 55mins
Serves or Makes: 1214

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ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 2 teaspoons castor sugar
  • 3/4 cups honey or golden syrup
  • 1 1/2 cup desiccated coconut flakes
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons coffee
  • 5 tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 cups icing sugar
  • 1/3 cup desiccated coconut

Method

  • Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 325 F. Grease an 8-inch pan with baking spray and line it with a parchment paper.

  • Step 2

    Take a heavy saucepan and heat the golden syrup, butter, caster sugar and desiccated coconut, stirring constantly until completely melted and well-combined. Transfer it to a big bowl.

  • Step 3

    In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt and whisk together. Add it to the butter mixture.

  • Step 4

    Add eggs, one by one, and combining well after each addition. Now add 3 tablespoon of the coffee-flavored milk into the batter. Mix well until combined.

  • Step 5

    Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin and smooth the cake with an icing leveler.

  • Step 6

    Bake it in the middle rack of the oven for 30 –40 minutes, until a wooden skewer inserted comes out clear.

  • Step 7

    Cool the cake in the tin for 10 minutes and then turn it out on a wire rack to cool completely. Remove the parchment paper.

  • Step 8

    Butter Coffee Icing:

  • Step 9

    Beat the butter until creamy.

  • Step 10

    beat the butter until it is creamy, gradually add the sifted icing sugar in it and the remaining coffee-flavored milk that was save earlier. Mix it until you reach out a smooth consistency.

  • Step 11

    Spread on the cake and decorate with desiccated coconut.

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