I made this Honey and Coconut Cake on Christmas day.First time here we brought Christmas tree and enjoyed a lot.My daughter helped me in decorating the tree and she was very happy in helping me.I saw this cake recipe in a Dinner tonight book.
Preparation time:15 Minutes
Cooking time:50 Minutes
Makes 15 squares
Ingredients:
Butter,softened-250gms(90z)
Caster sugar-250gms(90z)
Self-raising flour-250gms(90z)
Eggs-4
Milk-4tbsp
Dessicated coconut-100gms(40z)
For the syrup:
Caster sugar-4tbsp
Honey-4tbsp
For the topping:
Apricot jam-3to 4tbsp
dessicated coconut-50gms
you will need:
2lb Traybake tin,lined with baking parchment
Heat the oven to 180C,160C fan.
In a large bowl,using an electric hand whisk,beat together all the cake ingredients for 3to4 minutes until smooth.
Spoon into the lined tin and bake in the centre of the oven for 40 to 50 minutes,or until the cake is just firm to the touch in the centre.
Remove from the oven.
To make the syrup:
Pour 4tbsp water into a small pan and add the sugar.Place over a low heat,stir until the sugar dissolves,then increase the heat and bring to a rapid boil for about 1minute.
Remove the pan from the heat and pour in the honey and mix well.Spoon the mixture over the warm sponge.Leave the cake to cool in the tin.
Remove from the tin.Beat the apricot jam to soften it and then spread over the top of the cake.Sprinkle over the coconut.Cut into cubes and enjoy eating..
lovely, tempting and mouth watering cake.
Thank you kitchen queen for the quick n fast response..
Delicious cake. I love anything with honey and coconut
delicious combination looks wonderful
wow...that looks awesome....bookmarked..thanks for sharing a wonderful recipe...
wow..innovative ,yet easy honey cake
Cake looks delicious. So moist and soft.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Cake looks so delicious, remembers me of Bangalore Bakery cakes. Tell me how to make eggless? thanks
Looks delicious. Pavani. Happy 2011 to you!
wow!!!!this is very tempting!!!!!!!!1
tempting cake...
Cake looks so cute and soft....
Kurinji
Very very inviting honey cake..
Cake looks marvellous Pavani, love coconut in cake, sooo tempting slice.
@Saraswathi Iyer
Dear, i think you can replace Yoghurt,cornflour,agar-agar in place of eggs
I love the pictures of these! They look good enough to eat off the screen 🙂
US Masala
lovely moist cake, I can taste the flavors by looking at the cake.Wonderful.Bookmarked
and also like the new colour of your blog 🙂
We use to eat in Iyengar bakery this honey coconut cake. Lovely recipe!
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