for 12 pieces

Coconut mixture

1 dl	milk
80 g	butter, cut into pieces
100 g	full-cane sugar
1 pinch	salt
100 g	coconut flakes

Cake mixture

1 ½ dl	milk
50 g	butter, cut into pieces
1	vanilla pod, halved lengthwise, seeds scraped out
2	eggs
100 g	sugar
200 g	white flour
2 tsp	baking powder

How it's done

Coconut mixture

Whisk the milk, butter, sugar and salt in a pan, bring to the boil over a medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove the pan from the heat, add the coconut flakes, mix, set aside.

Cake mixture

Place the milk, butter and vanilla in a pan, bring to the boil, stirring occasionally with a whisk. Remove the pan from the heat, allow to cool slightly, remove the vanilla pod. Whisk the eggs and sugar in a bowl. Slowly and steadily whisk in the milk. Combine the flour and baking powder, mix in. Transfer the cake mixture to the prepared tin.

Bake

Approx. 15 mins. in the centre of an oven preheated to 200 °C. Remove, spread the reserved coconut mixture evenly over the cake.

Return to the oven

Bake for a further 15 mins. in the centre of the oven.

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