Coconut Cake Recipes

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Coconut cake recipes are perfect for a tropical theme wedding cake.

Coconut Cake 1

Ingredients and quantities for 8 different cake sizes.

Round Tin

Square Tin

15cm/6in

12cm/5in

18cm/7in

15cm/6in

20cm/8in

18cm/7in

22cm/9in

20cm/8in

Softened butter

75g

2 ½ oz

125g

4 oz

200g

6 ½ oz

220g

7 oz

Caster sugar

(superfine)

110g

3 ½ oz

180g

6 oz

300g

10 oz

325g

11 oz

Coconut essence

½ teaspoon

¾ teaspoon

1 teaspoon

Eggs

(Use 57g/2 oz large eggs)

Desiccated

coconut

45g

1 ½ oz

75g

2 ½ oz

120g

4 oz

130g

4 oz

Self-raising flour

125g

4oz

210g

7oz

335g

11 oz

360g

12 oz

Buttermilk

or milk

125ml

4 fl oz

210ml

7 fl oz

335ml

11 fl oz

360ml

12 fl oz

Baking Time

180C (350F, gas 4)

50 min

1 hour

10 min

1 hour

15 min

Round Tin

Square Tin

25cm/10in

22cm/9in

28cm/11in

25cm/10in

30cm/12in

28cm/11in

30cm/12in
(Square tin size only in this column)

Softened butter

250g

8 oz

375g

12 oz

440g

14 oz

515g

1 lb

Caster sugar

(superfine)

365g

12 oz

550g

1 lb 2 oz

650g

1 lb 5 oz

760g

1 ½ lb

Coconut essence

1 teaspoon

2 ½ teaspoons

3 teaspoons

3 ½ teaspoons

Eggs

(Use 57g/2 oz large eggs)

Desiccated

coconut

150g

5 oz

225g

7 oz

260g

9 oz

300g

10oz

Self-raising flour

415g

13 oz

625g

1 lb 5 oz

720g

1 ½ lb

850g

1 ¾ lb

Buttermilk

or milk

415ml

13 fl oz

625ml

21 fl oz

720ml

23 fl oz

850ml

27 fl oz

Baking Time

180C (350F, gas 4)

1 hour

20 min

1 hour

25 min

1 hour

35 min

1 hour

45 min

How to make coconut cake 1

Cocount Cake

1. Preheat the oven to 180C (350F, Gas 4).

2. Grease the cake tins and line the base with greaseproof paper.

3. Beat the butter, sugar and coconut essence until very light and fluffy.

4. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

5. Sift the flour and combine with the coconut.

6. Fold the flour and coconut into the butter mixer alternating with spoonfuls of buttermilk or milk.

7. Spoon the mixture into the cake tin and smooth the surface.

8. Bake for the required time (see chart above for your cake size).

9. Test the cake toward the end of cooking time. The cake is cooked when a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

10. Leave the cake to cool in the tin for about 5 minutes. Turn onto a wire rack to cool.

The coconut cake can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for a week or freeze for up to 2 months. Allow the cakes to come to room temperature before decorating.

Bride Idea

If you are using an unusual cake tin and are unsure of the quantity of the cake mix to use, you can easily work out the quantity by measuring the volume with water.

To do this completely fill a 20 cm (8 inch) round cake tin with water, then pour this into the shaped tin until completely full.

This way you can calculate how many quantities of the basic 20 cm (8 inch) mixture will be needed to fill the tin.

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