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Today I have been frantically job searching and web developing; neither of which have proved easy. My parents company website (www.onecallhospitality.com) is about to relaunch, so between job applications I have been helping as much as possible to get the website up and running.
Although, i find adding content, controlling social media and blogging for the website interesting, searching for jobs has become a little monotonous and worrying so I decided to give myself a break and make a cake; the perfect way to relax (by baking it and eating it)!
Using a traditional coconut cake recipe, within an hour I had produced a deliciously sweet and satisfying cake with a light sponge and thin layer of sugary icing on top.
The cake is perfect with a cup of tea or mug of hot coffee and definitely takes your mind away from the world’s stresses and strains.
To make my comforting coconut cake:
Ingredients
For the Coconut Cake
4oz self raising flour
Pinch of salt
3oz butter
3oz caster sugar
2 eggs
1oz desiccated coconut
For the Glaze’ Icing
4oz icing sugar
1tbsp desiccated coconut
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180˚C, Gas mark 4.
- Grease and line a deep loaf tin (approx 7 ½ inches X 3 ¾ inches).
- Sift the flour and salt into a mixing bowl.
- Cream the butter until soft, add the sugar and beat until light in colour and soft in texture.
- Add the eggs one at a time, with 1 tbsp sifted flour. Stir, and then beat well.
- Fold in the coconut and the rest of the flour thoroughly.
- Pour the mixture into the tin, smooth level and bake for 40minutes.
8. When cold make the icing following the packet instructions, adding 1tbsp of coconut. Pour over the top of the cake and leave to set.
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