A recipe does not need to be fussy to feel special, and Old-Fashioned Coconut Cake is a lovely reminder of that. It feels festive enough for company and just as welcome on an ordinary afternoon. It is especially handy for days when I want something straightforward without settling for dull.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tbs. Vanilla paste
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup desiccated coconut + more for topping
- 1 tbs. Baking powder
Simple syrup
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups water
- Squeeze of lemon
- 1 slice of lemon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Butter and flour 12×2 inches round cake pan.
- Prepare the simple syrup first, let the ingredients come to boil with out stirring then lower the heat to low and cook for 4:00 minutes.
- Beat 4 eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla until almost light in color.
- Add the flour gradually while having the beater on stir.
- Add the coconut then 1 tablespoon of baking powder make sure to push the sides with a spatula.
- Pour the batter in the cake pan, this will be a thick and sticky batter.
- Smooth the top then give it a couple of taps!
- Bake for 20 minutes then turn the oven off let sit for another 5 minutes.
- Flip let cool and top with 1 to 1 1/2 cups of warm simple syrup.