Quick coconut,carrot and pineapple cake

A perfect treat on lazy days when you want a warm ,fruity cake but too lazy to beat the butter,grate the coconut,core the pineapple ..Oh no..I want soemthing quick ..

For the lazy days:

this is how the batter should look once you mix in all the ingredients

slice of the yummy soft cake..

1 packet coconut cake mix or white cake mix to which u add 1 cup of grated coconut
1cup grated carrots
1 tin pineapple chunks
1 cup pineapple juice(mix 3tspn of coconut milk if using white cake mix for that extra coconutty flavour)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 eggs

Follow the packet instructions. I added 3 eggs and 1 cup pineapple juice instead of water called for and 4 tbpsn of canola oil.
Bake at 180degrees for 20 min and reduce temp to 170 degrees and continue baking for 20 more min checking after 10 min until the cake is fully cooked and well risen.

Dont wait till completely cooled..Indulge immediately !!!!


If you are in a mood to bake from scratch here are the ingredients needed

• 225g self rising flour
• pinch of salt
• 115g butter, cut into small pieces, plus extra for greasing
• 115g white sugar powdered
• 100g grated coconut, plus extra for sprinkling
• 2 eggs lightly beaten
• 4 - 6 tbsp milk
• 1 can pineapple chunks (drained and sqeezed well)
• 1 cup grated carrots
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 tspn coconut or pineapple essence(which ever flavour you the most or both)

1. Preheat the oven to 160C/325F/Gas Mark 3. Grease a 900-g/2-lb loaf tin or 9*13 inch pan with baking paper.
2. Sift the flour and salt into a mixing bowl and rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
3. Stir in the sugar, coconut, eggs and milk ,carrots ,pineapple pieces,walnuts and mix to a soft dropping consistency.Adjust the consistency with more or less milk.
4. Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth the surface with a palette knife. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
5. Remove the cake from the oven and sprinkle with the extra coconut. Return the cake to the oven and bake for an additional 30 minutes, until well risen and golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
6. Leave the cake to cool slightly in the tin, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

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