Moist Coconut Cake With Coconut Frosting

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 125 g butter
• 1/2 teaspoon coconut essence
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1 1/2 cups self raising flour
• 300 g sour cream
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 1 1/3 cups coconut
• 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
• pink food coloring

Recipe

• 1 grease a deep 23cm round cake pan, line base with paper; grease paper.
• 2 cream butter, sugar and essence in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• 3 beat in eggs one at a time, beat until combined.
• 4 transfer mixture carefully to large bowl.
• 5 fold in half the coconut and sifted flour with half the sour cream and milk.
• 6 then fold in remaining half, fold until smooth.
• 7 pour mixture into prepared pan.
• 8 bake in moderate oven for about 1 hour.
• 9 stand 5 minutes before turning on to wire rack to cool.
• 10 top with frosting when cold.
• 11 frosting:.
• 12 combine sifted icing sugar in bowl with coconut and egg whites, mix well. tint with a little pink food colouring if desired.