Greek Coconut Lemon Cake
Ingredients
- 125 grams butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups desiccated coconut
- 1 cup self raising flour
- Syrup
- 1&1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- juice and grated rind of 2 lemons
Method
In a food processor cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add eggs. Add coconut and flour – mix well and pour into a 20cm square tin or loaf tin lined with baking paper. Bake in preheated oven at 200°C for 10 minutes then reduce heat to 150°C and bake a further 30 minutes or until cooked through when tested with a skewer. Stand for 5 minutes in the tin then pour over the prepared syrup – cool completely in tin before removing.
Syrup: Place all ingredients in a small saucepan – bring to boil, stir until sugar has dissolved. Reduce heat to simmer 5 minutes – pour hot syrup over cake.
Special Instructions: Serve warm with whipped cream as a dessert or in thin slices as an afternoon tea cake.