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Coconut banana cake dusted with icing sugar and decorated with desiccated coconut
Moist banana cake enriched with coconut milk

Coconut and banana cake

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts
Essentially an elegant Banana Bread baked in a cake tin, enriched with coconut milk. The banana's natural pectin and starch content make the sponge moist and dense, while desiccated coconut adds an exciting texture. Perfect for saving overripe bananas.
🕒 Prep Time 20 mins
🍳 Cook Time 45 mins
⌛ Total Time 1 hr 5 mins
🍽️ Servings 8 servings
🔥 Calories 380 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Tropical

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Fork: For mashing the banana.
  • Whisk: For the batter.

Allergen Information

⚠️ Cereals containing gluten
⚠️ Eggs
⚠️ Milk

Instructions

1 ✓

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line the tin.

Tip: Basic.
2 ✓

Mix the flour, baking powder, and desiccated coconut.

Tip: Dry ingredients.
3 ✓

Cream the butter with the sugar, add the eggs, vanilla, and the fork-mashed bananas.

Tip: The mushiness of the banana helps bind the batter.
4 ✓

Fold in the flour mixture and coconut milk.

Tip: Do not overmix.
5 ✓

Bake for 40-45 minutes. Skewer test!

Tip: The crust may be darker due to banana sugar caramelisation.
6 ✓

Cool completely, dust with icing sugar.

Tip: Simple but great.

Recipe FAQ

Why is the centre sticky?
Banana batters bake through harder. Perform a skewer test in the centre, and if needed, bake longer at a lower temperature, covered with foil.

Ingredients

  • 250 g Plain flour
  • 100 g Desiccated coconut
  • 150 g Caster sugar
  • 3 Eggs
  • 100 g Butter (soft)
  • 2 Ripe bananas
  • 100 ml Coconut milk
  • 1 packet Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 5 g Icing sugar (for dusting)