Isabel
A very simple Chocolate Coconut Cake recipe more than 60 years old, this is a timeless classic just the way your grandmother would have made it……Enjoy
Ingredients:
- 125g (4oz) butter or substitute
- 1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1 egg
- l cup self-raising Flour
- 1 tablespoon cocoa
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 tablespoon icing sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
Method: Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg, beat well. Stir in sifted flour and cocoa, beat lightly until smooth. Spread half mixture evenly into a greased 20cm (8 inch) square sandwich tin. Combine coconut, icing sugar and milk, mix until smooth, spread evenly over cake mixture. Spoon remaining cake mixture evenly on top of the filling. Bake in moderate oven 30 minutes or until cooked when tested. If desired, top this delicious cake with chocolate icing
