Coconut Cake (Snow-White Cake)

Ingredients

• 5 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup coconut water or 1 cup liquid milk (we prefer coconut water)
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• a pinch of salt
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• For the topping:
• 2 cups shredded coconut
• 1 1/2 cups water
• juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon rose water or orange blossom water
• 2 packets instant cream powder
• 1 cup cold milk

Method

1. Beat the eggs with an electric mixer, then add the sugar and vanilla and continue beating until the sugar is completely dissolved.
2. Start adding the liquids: add the coconut water, then the oil, and beat.
3. Add the tablespoon of vinegar and a pinch of salt and continue beating.
4. Separately, sift the flour and baking powder and add them gradually while continuing to beat with the electric mixer
5. Pour the batter into a buttered and floured pan
6. Bake in a preheated oven with heat from below, placed on the rack, at 180°C (350°F) for 35 to 40 minutes, watching carefully.
   Timers: 40 min
7. Prepare the topping and cream in advance... soak the shredded coconut with the sugar and water together overnight
8. The next day, strain off the water
9. Boil the water that was used to soak the coconut — boil it for 7 minutes with the lemon juice and 1 tablespoon rose/orange blossom water to make a syrup
   Timers: 7 min
10. Whip the powdered cream with the cold milk to obtain Chantilly cream
11. When the coconut cake has cooled, slice it horizontally into two layers. Soak the bottom layer with the cooled syrup and spread a layer of Chantilly cream
12. Place the top layer over the first, then soak the top layer with syrup as well and spread the remaining Chantilly cream
13. Decorate the top with the shredded coconut that was soaked overnight and then dried, or use fresh shredded coconut
14. Refrigerate the coconut (snow-white) cake until serving or until the cream sets and cools
15. This successful coconut cake comes from a friend and chef at "What Are We Cooking Today"
16. Amir Youssef
17. Click his name to see all his delicious recipes on his profile page
18. For more successful cakes try Healthy Brownie Cake
19. To make English cake by Amir, click the link