Cretan Coconut Cake
"i had this on holiday in malame in crete last year and loved it, very moist and very tasty. hope you like it as much as i do . ( sweet tooth required ) the cake is just as good if you dont want to pour the syrup mix over it ."
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
8-12
ingredients
- 4 eggs, seperated
- 1 pinch salt
- 1⁄3 lb butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 1 1⁄2 cups self raising flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 1⁄2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
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for syrup
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 lemon, juice of
- 2 cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
directions
- in a pan combine syrup ingredients and boil for 10 minutes.
- remove from heat and leave to cool.
- in a bowl beat egg whites with salt untill it makes peaks.
- in another bowl beat egg yolks,butter and sugar untill creamy.
- beat in the milk then flour and baking powder.
- stir in coconut then using a spatula carefully fold in the egg whites.
- lightly grease a 15"x10" baking tin then lightly coat with flour shaking off any excess flour.
- transfer cake batter to tin and cook at 170 c for 45 minutes.
- remove from oven and cut into the size portions you require whilst still hot then pour over the cooled syrup ( if using it ) starting from edges working into centre of cake.
- allow 3 hrs for syrup to absorbe before serving.
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