As you may know, my eldest daughter loves everything coconut at the moment, and she has a very sweet tooth (she took after her daddy in this). So she always wants something sweet in her school lunch box and I try to make something from scratch for her, so at least I know what she is eating. I usually bake muffins or cookies, but lately I have also added cake to the list. It actually takes much less time to make a simple cake than muffins and once it cools down, I slice it up and freeze the individual slices well wrapped in cling wrap. Like that, she can have a delicious portion of home-made cake in her lunch box without me having to make one daily. Today’s recipe is very easy and is made with condensed milk (get my recipe for home-made Condensed Milk here!) and flavoured with coconut. I came up with this recipe while trying to finish off a few leftovers and my kids liked it so much that they asked me to make it again… and again. Lucky for them (and for me) I had noted down the recipe, just in case, so I am able to make it again and share it with all of you! Enjoy!
Condensed Milk and Coconut Cake
A very easy and moist cake: Condensed Milk and Coconut Cake, perfect for your kid's lunch box!
Ingredients
- 250 gms – 9 oz. condensed milk
- 4 eggs
- 125 gms – 1 cup all purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 50 gms – 3.5 tbsp butter melted
- 150 ml – 2/3 cup coconut milk
- 30 gms – 2 tbsp coconut flour or fine desiccated coconut
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp coconut essence
- Icing sugar
Instructions
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Grease and dust with flour a 22 cm – 9 inch spring form pan.
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Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake in a pre heated oven at 180°C – 355°F for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
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Let it cook down completely, then unmould it and dust it with icing sugar.
Manuela, this looks absolutely DEEEEEEEvine!
Condensed milk is one of my favourite things 🙂
what a great cake! i love how little sugar is in it – perfect for kids!
this is a delicious cake recipe. we love coconut here too thanks so much for sharing your recipe. Stopping by from YBR at Spicie Foodie.
This is a wonderful and delicious cake that is easy to make.
Is there alternative to the coconut essence? I can’t seem to find it in stores.
Hi Brooke, you can skip it entirely or substitute it with vanilla essence. It only intensifies the coconut flavour, but the cake will still taste like coconut even without the essence. 🙂
the recipe says coconut milk, however the title says condensed milk – can condensed milk be used.
Hi Evelin.
This recipe uses both – 250 gms – 9 oz. condensed milk and 150 ml – 2/3 cup coconut milk. 🙂
This was great! Thanks so much for the recipe. Made it today for an afternoon tea and it was delicious (: Definitely adding it to my recipe book.
I am very happy you liked it! I love how moist this cake is! 🙂