To Bake or not to Bake ( Coconut Cake)

Hello friends....yeah i m back with a new post... not been able to post frequently this month...well its just that i m too busy with the lil one....well better late than never :)...B loves coconut...be it coconut chutney..coconut rice...coconut burfi...he just loves coconut so much...to please his obsession i thought why not make some coconut cake...

A likes snack y salty savories more than sweetly creamy cakes....she is choosy about sweets and cakes...unless its real good she wouldn't try..after her second birthday this changed..she liked her b day cake so much that she is asking me to make different fruit flavor cakes...today she asked me to make some muffins...she got this sudden spark from this nursery rhyme " Do you know the muffin man ....the muffin man....who lives on Durey laneno"...to yield to her quick demand i made a cake as i didnot have muffin tray......baking is something i would like to do often..... i m exploring to  find what healthier mode we can adapt to make life simpler...."make life simple" tats what my hubby says as far as cooking is concerned...his profound principles have made me  look for more healthier alternatives which calls for less usage of oil and butter and other fatty stuffs... i have been experimenting with cooking like  i always do ...eat healthier and keep things simple tats the new mantra.....i am loving the way my experiments are turning up...ok for now i m ready to share  a delicious cake which is super spongy and flavorful.

Dry Ingredients

All purpose flour--                   11/2 cup

Sugar--                                   3/4 cup

Baking powder--                     1 Tbsp

Baking Soda--                         1 tsp

Sweetened Coconut shreds      1/4 cup

salt--                                      1/2 tsp 

Wet Ingredients

Unsalted Butter (at room temp)     1/4 cup

coconut milk--                             3/4 cup

Vanilla extract--                          1/2 tsp

Condensed milk or applesauce     1/4 cup

White vinegar--                             1 tsp

Frosting

it can be made in couple of ways...the best way to frost is beat all these into a creamy frost

Unsalted butter -- 1/4 cup

sugar --                3/4 cup

coconut milk        1/4 cup

the other way would need whipping cream n sugar...2:1 ratio

Method 

Preheat oven at 350 deg F..Grease baking tray with butter n coat it with dry flour

Mix sugar and butter add vanilla extract..beat it smooth adding coconut milk n condensed milk

Sieve flour ,baking powder,soda and salt and the add sweetened coconut shreds to this

Now mix the Butter sugar mix with the flour mix...beat it for a min or two till all ingredients blend well.

Last add vinegar and give it a mix before pouring into the greased tray

Bake for about 30 minutes.

Cool it completely and garnish it with frosting of you liking and some sweetened coconut shreds

Note : I have just creamed 1 TBSP of butter and  2 TBSP of sugar to make a light frosting...for a rich creamy effect the best way to frost is suggested above.And baking time for muffins will be 20- 25 mins appx.

Bye for now:)