Coconut Cake

[Artful]

Can anyone point me in the right direction for a coconut cake recipe (not maccaroons though), or does anyone know of a recipe.

My husband will be forever grateful and me too! Bizouxxxx

[silly moo]

Google 'coconut cake' and you get loads of sites.
OR make a basic victoria sandwich with a 3 egg mix and add 3 oz of dessicated coconut with the flour.

[Artful]

Thanx, silly moo. I'll go Google now...

[camille79]

I had a hankering for coconut cake last weekend so made the following from storecupboard ingredients:

Weight 2 eggs and then weigh out equal measures of SR flour, sugar and butter.  Cream together the butter and sugar, whisk in the eggs (one at a time) and a teaspoon of vanilla extract.  Sift and fold in the flour and split mix between 2 greased sandwich tins.  Sprinkle a handful of dessicated coconut on top of each and bake for 20 minutes until done.  Remove from tins and leave to cool.

While the cakes are cooking toast a generous handful of dessicated coconut in a dry frying pan until golden and aromatic.

Grate about 2 tbsp creamed coconut block into a bowl and add enough hot water to make a thick, smooth paste.  Leave top cool then add a small tub of double cream,  a tsp of icing sugar and whisk until thickened to soft peaks stage.  Using this to cover on of the sponges and then scatter over a handful of rinsed, chopped glace cherries.  Place the second sponge on top to make a sandwich. 

Finally (!) make up a simple glace icing with icing sugar and a little water and spoon over the sandwich.  Scatter with toasted coconut and allow icing to set.

[Artful]

Ooh camille, yes! I think I'll have a bash tomorrow and I'll let you know how I get along. Lovely!