Coconut Cake Loaf | How to make fluffy & moist Coconut Cake

Delicious, light and fluffy coconut cake with a moist delicate crumb to win anyone's heart. This intensely flavoured coconut cake is a delight for coconut lovers. 

 Look how fluffy the cake looks! You can also top this cake with a tasty whipped cream frosting. A thick slice of this easy-to-make coconut cake is perfect with a hot cuppa coffee.

The recipe is super simple and consists of basic ingredients like flour, butter, milk, sugar and desiccated coconut. 

 Coconut Cake Loaf Ingredients 

•   Eggs 
•   Powdered sugar 
•   Vanilla extract 
•   Melted Butter 
•   All-purpose flour 
•   Baking powder 
•   Baking soda 
•   Salt 
•   Milk 
•   Desiccated coconut

 

How to make Coconut Cake - Step by step pictures 

 

Line a loaf tin with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 180°C. Take the eggs in a wide bowl and beat with an electric hand mixer until foamy.

Add in the powdered sugar.

Beat for about 3 - 4 minutes until the mixture triples in volume.

Add in the melted butter and vanilla extract.

Mix for a few seconds.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Gently whisk the ingredients.

Gradually add in the milk. Whisk gently until the mixture is smooth and free of lumps.

Gently fold in the desiccated coconut.

Pour the batter onto the prepared baking pan.

Tap the pan several times to remove large air bubbles.

Sprinkle some desiccated coconut on top.

Bake the cake at 180°C for 35 - 40 minutes. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.

Invert the cake onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Slice and serve!

Coconut Cake Loaf | How to make fluffy & moist Coconut Cake

Recipe Category: Desserts
Author: Abarna Gopinath
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Baking time: 35 - 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 Eggs
• 1 cup Powdered sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup Melted Butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• 1/2 tsp Baking soda
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp Desiccated coconut

Instructions

Line a loaf tin with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 180°C.

Take the eggs in a wide bowl and beat with an electric hand mixer until foamy.

Add in the powdered sugar.

Beat for about 3 - 4 minutes until the mixture triples in volume.

Add in the melted butter and vanilla extract. Mix for a few seconds.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Gently whisk the ingredients.

Gradually add in the milk.

Whisk gently until the mixture is smooth and free of lumps.

Gently fold in the desiccated coconut.

Pour the batter onto the prepared baking pan.

Tap the pan several times to remove large air bubbles.

Sprinkle some desiccated coconut on top.

Bake the cake at 180°C for 35 - 40 minutes.

Invert the cake onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Slice and serve!

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