Coconut Cake
Category: Desserts
This is a typical Caribbean dessert which is served at various restaurants across the island. read more
Ingredients
- 1 cup of butter
- 2 cups of sugar
- 6 eggs
- 2 cups of flour
- 2 cups of grated coconut
- 1 tablespoon of vanilla
Directions
Preheat oven to 300º F and mix together:
- 1 cup of butter
- 2 cups of sugar
Add, one at the time, and beat well after each addition:
- 6 eggs
Sift , then measure:
- 2 cups of flour
Stir the flour into the butter mixture and then add:
- 2 cups of grated coconut
- 1 tablespoon of vanilla
Lightly grease a deep 10" cake pan and dust it with flour. Spread the batter evenly in the pan, and bake the cake for one hour at 300º F. Reduce heat to 200º F and leave the cake in the oven an additional 20 minutes. No icing is necessary as it detracts from the cake's refreshing flavor.