Coconut orange cake..
Cake

Coconut orange cake..

By Shano Biju January 28, 2017

Ingredients

  • 115 g All purpose flour/ Maida
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 100 g Butter
  • 100 g Granulated sugar
  • 2 count Egg
  • 3 tbsp Fresh coconut shredded
  • 4 tbsp Orange juice
  • 1 tbsp Water
  • 1 tsp Orange zest
  • Tonovine essence/ grape essence - one drop

For the glaze

  • 1 1/2 cup Fresh coconut shredded
  • 2 tbsp Unsalted butter
  • Grape essence- one drop
  • 1 tbsp Orange juice
  • Sugar 1/4 cup +2 tbsp
  • 3 tbsp Water

Directions

1

Dust and grease a 6" cake tin. Sift flour and baking powder thrice. Keep orange zest and orange juice ready. Roast 3 tbsp shredded coconut for a minute on very low flame .Turn off the heat. Add a small drop of tonovine/ grape essence.Keep it aside.Let it cool . Pre heat the oven at 150 degree C.

2

Cream butter and sugar well.Add orange zest.Cream well using electric mixer. Gently beat eggs separately. Add beaten eggs to the creamed mixture. Mix well.

3

Using a spatula gently fold in flour and orange juice in three batches starting and ending with flour.Add 1 tbsp of water if the batter is too thick.

4

Now fold in roasted coconut.

5

Transfer the batter to the prepared cake tin. Bake for 30 -35 mins or until done..

For the glaze

1

Boil water and sugar well.Add butter.Now add coconut and tonovine/ grape essence. 1 tbsp orange juice can also be added.Stir well for a minute or two.Turn off the heat .

2

Let the cake cool. Spread it over the cake evenly with a metal spoon. Refrigerate for 5-7 minutes for the glaze to set well.

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Tags

Butter cakeCoconut cakeorange flavour