Easy Coconut Cake

Name: Easy Coconut Cake
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1 cake
Ingredients: 4 ounces butter; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 1/2 cups self raising flour; 1/2 cup milk; 2 eggs; 2 tablespoons desiccated coconut; 1/2 teaspoon lemon essence

Submitted by ballarat

"This one was one of my mother's "go to" recipes - easy, moist and always popular Not sure of cake tin size - Mum used a ring tin."

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Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 7
Yields:: 1 cake

ingredients

4 ounces butter
³⁄₄ cup sugar
1 ¹⁄₂ cups self raising flour
¹⁄₂ cup milk
2 eggs
2 tablespoons desiccated coconut
¹⁄₂ teaspoon lemon essence

directions

In the mixer bowl blend well together the softened butter and the sugar.
Add the sifted flour and the beaten eggs and milk in alternate portions - mix well after each addition.
Beat constantly for about 3 minutes until the mixture lightens in colour.
Add in the coconut and lemon essence and stir until combined.
Bake in a moderate oven 45 minutes.