28/01/2024
Comfort Food = indulgence anyone who knows me, knows I have the sweetest tooth ever (such a badge of honour) đ. As a Full time stay at home Mum and Wife (did I mention that before đ) comfort food to me is usually when the kids have gone to bed and I can really pig out. But it was one of those days where I had the toys out and the laptop on to entertain them whilst Mama treated herself to a food mag and a little slice of Coconut Pound Cake (recipe below
For the coconut pound cake
2 cups white spelt flour
400ml coconut milk
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla essence
(I broke a coconut and grated it for the filling and for the icing, you can use desiccated coconut (half a cup)
5 tbsp olive oil
4 tbsp brown sugar
For the coconut icing
Half a cup of icing sugar
3 tbsp coconut milk
3 tsp of vegan butter
desiccated coconut to sprinkle on-top
1. Pre-heat the oven to 170 degrees and set aside your vegan butter to soften
2. â In a bowl mix the flour and baking powder and stir well
3. â Add the brown sugar and stir well
4. â Add the coconut milk and whisk well, try to get the mixture to be as smooth as you can
5. Add the olive oil, vanilla essence and the desiccated coconut and whisk well
6. Grease your baking tin of choice
7. â Pour the mixture into the baking tin
8. â Place into the oven on the middle self and let bake for 40 mins
9. â Prick the cake in the middle with a cake tester or a tooth pick, it should come out dry if so take your cake out and let it cool (if not place in the oven for a further ten minutes)
Coconut icing
1. Pour the coconut milk into a bowl
2. â Sift the the icing sugar â and add it to the bowl
3. â Use a whisk to incorporate both ingredients together
4. â Add the butter and whisk well again this will form a thick paste
5. â Spread the icing onto the cake
6. â Sprinkle the desiccated coconut ontop of the icing (optional)
Enjoy !!!