Name: Easy coconut and chocolate cake
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 50g cocoa powder; 6 tbs hot water; 3 medium eggs; 4 Tbsp coconut milk; 200g self-raising flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 100g soft butter or dairy-free margarine; 200g soft cane sugar; Coconut buttercream:; 4 tbs coconut cream; ½ cup soft butter or margarine; 1 cup icing sugar; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 2 Tbsp coconut milk; Desiccated coconut

Easy coconut and chocolate cake

4 Mar 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Total Time

35 minutes

Background

This chocolate and coconut is cake is very easy to prepare and bake. If you use dairy free, vegetable-based margarine it is suitable for those who are intolerant to dairy. It's perfect for special occasions such as Mother's day or kids' birthday parties!

Ingredients

50g cocoa powder
6 tbs hot water
3 medium eggs
4 Tbsp coconut milk
200g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
100g soft butter or dairy-free margarine
200g soft cane sugar
Coconut buttercream:
4 tbs coconut cream
½ cup soft butter or margarine
1 cup icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 Tbsp coconut milk
Desiccated coconut

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease two 20-cm round cake tins and line the bases with baking paper.
Mix the cocoa powder with the hot water into a smooth paste.
In a large mixing bowl, add all the cake ingredients, then the cocoa mixture. Using an electric mixer or wooden spoon, stir until smooth.
Divide the batter into the two tins evenly
Bake the cakes for about 25-30 minutes. Insert a skewer, if it comes out clean, the cakes are done.
Turn off the oven but leave the cakes in their tins in there. Open the door and let them cool down gently for 5 minutes.
Turn out the cakes on a wire rack, let them cool completely
In the meantime: mix all the buttercream ingredients in a bowl. Add enough shredded coconut to create a thick, spreadable cream.
Spread some of the buttercream on top of one of the cakes. Put the other cake on top, press down.
Cover the cake completely with the spread. Sprinkle more shredded coconut on top and/or any edible decoration you'd like to use to mark your occasion.
Put the cake in the fridge for a couple of hours for the buttercream to set.