Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 in
Cake Recipes
Soft Coconut & Jam Cake
This very simple soft coconut cake (bolo de coco) is delicious and easy to make, perfect for any time of the day.
| Preparation time | 15 min |
| Cooking Time | 40 min |
| Ready In | 55 min |
| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 8 |
Ingredients
Cake:3/4 cup of all-purpose flour1 and 1/4 cups of grated coconut2 eggs1/2 cup of sugarA little less then 1/2 cup of milk1/4 cup of sunflower oil2 teaspoons of baking powderLemon zest (to taste)Topping:1 tablespoon of jam (to taste)1 tablespoon of lemon liqueur1 tablespoon of grated coconut
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Preparation
- Preheat the oven at 180°C or 350°F.
- With the help of an electric mixer, beat the eggs with the sugar until fluffy and whitish.
- Whisking constantly, mix the oil and milk and the zest of the lemon.
- Gradually add the flour and coconut, along with the baking powder while mixing.
- Grease a round cake pan and dust with flour.
- Pour the mixture into the cake pan
- Bake for 40 minutes.
- Do the toothpick test to make sure it's baked.
- Once ready, remove the cake from the oven and let it cool.
- Place one or two tablespoons of jam in a pan (the most suitable is apricot, peach, lemon or orange jam).
- Add the tablespoon of liqueur and a little water if necessary.
- Heat for a few minutes on low heat, just to make the jelly more liquidy.
- Brush the cake over the top and sides with it.
- Finally sprinkle the coconut over it.
Recipe & Photo Credit: blog.giallozafferano.it/pelledipollo
Posted by: Eddy
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| Level of Difficulty | Very Easy |
| Servings | 8 |
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| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 6 |
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