Cherry and Coconut Cake - Recipe

Cherry and Coconut Cake - an easy bake

Recipe Cherry and Coconut Cake

This recipe was simple and quick to make, and well received by all those who ate a slice or two.  It was most selfless of me to bake this cake as I  do not like coconut, a cake I could not eat! As selfless as I was this cake is one from my wish list of bakes from the Cake Magic recipe book.

Equipment

• bowl or electric food mixer
• scales  
• 2 lb loaf tin  
• baking parchment/ loaf tin liner
• cooling rack
• measuring jug

Ingredients
makes 1 loaf cake - 8 to 10 slices

250g self raising flour

125g butter
125g caster sugar
100g desiccated coconut
125g glace cherries
2 large eggs
225ml milk

One slice or two

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 160 degrees C / Gas Mark 3
• Line the loaf tin
• Rinse the cherries in cold water and dry, chop into small pieces.
• Rub the butter into the flour with your finger tips, until it resembles breadcrumbs. Or use an electric food mixer, I used my Kenwood K Mix and the K attachment.
• Add the sugar, chopped cherries and 75g of the coconut, mix briefly.
• Briefly whisk the milk and eggs together, then add to the bowl of dry ingredients.
• Whisk all the ingredients well together.
• Pour into a lined loaf tin.
• Sprinkle the remaining coconut onto the top of the mixture.
• Bake in the oven for 45 minutes, you may need to cover the top of the cake near the end to prevent to top over browning. It may need an additional 10 minutes, check with skewer to see if it comes out clean.

Leave to cool in tin for 10 minutes, then remove and place on a wire cooling rack until cool. 
Slice the Cherry and Coconut Cake as large as you dare. I have even managed a few spare slices to pop in the freezer, for when those unexpected visitors arrive.


I am taking part in June's Random Recipes, which this month is celebrating its 40th month. I selected recipe book 40 on my bookcase and the recipe on page 40 - Cherry and Coconut Cake. Random Recipes this month is hosted by Dom at Belleau Kitchen.
Other recipes you may like to try:-

• Carrot and Sultana Mini Loaves
• Lemon Syrup Loaf Cake