Coconut Syrup Cake

Total Time: 53 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 43 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 125 g butter
• 250 ml caster sugar
• 4 eggs
• 500 ml coconut
• 250 ml self-raising flour
• syrup
• 250 ml sugar
• 187 ml water
• 6 slices fresh lemon rind

Recipe

• 1 grease a 20 cm pan, line the base with greaseproof paper.
• 2 using a beater, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 3 beat the eggs one at a time.
• 4 stir in coconut, sifted flour.
• 5 spread mixture into prepared pan.
• 6 bake in a moderate oven of 180°c for 30-40 minutes.
• 7 pour hot syrup over cake, cool in pan.
• 8 lemon syrup: combine all ingredients in saucepan, stir over low heat without boiling until sugar has dissolved.
• 9 bring to the boil then simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes.
• 10 strain syrup.