Orange and coconut cake

Name: Orange and coconut cake
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 ½ tsp baking powder; 200 g light spelt flour; 2 tbsp coconut flakes; 250 g icing sugar; 3 tbsp Coco ginger mix; 100 g butter; 3 eggs; 150 g coconut milk yoghurt; 1 organic oranges; 1 pinch salt

desserts Baking sweet

Total: 1 hr 20 min. | Active: 30 min.

vegetarian

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Why does it always have to be lemon cake? For this recipe, I've added a little coconut and orange to the mix. A magical creation befitting the season. The crunchy topping is made from a delicious mix of coconut and ginger. Simply serve with a cup of tea or coffee at your next coffee morning!

Claudia - stylingqueen

Ingredients

for 12 pieces

Cake batter
100 g	butter, soft
150 g	icing sugar
1 pinch	salt
3	eggs
1	organic orange, grated zest, juice set aside for the icing
150 g	coconut milk yoghurt (e.g. KARMA)
2 tbsp	coconut flakes
200 g	light spelt flour
1 ½ tsp	baking powder

Icing
100 g	icing sugar
2 tbsp	orange juice
3 tbsp	Coco ginger mix

How it's done

Cake batter

Beat the butter in a bowl until soft. Whisk in the icing sugar and salt. Add the eggs one at a time and continue to beat until the mixture becomes lighter in colour. Mix in the orange zest, yoghurt and coconut flakes. Mix the flour and baking powder, mix in and transfer to the prepared tin.

To bake

Approx. 50 mins. in the centre of an oven preheated to 180°C.

Remove from the oven, allow to cool for approx. 10 mins., remove from the tin, place on a rack and leave to cool completely.

Icing

Mix the icing sugar with 2 tbsp of the reserved orange juice. Pour the icing over the cake, scatter the coconut and ginger mix over the wet icing, leave to set.

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