Cretan Coconut Cake Recipe

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Cretan Coconut Cake
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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
371
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/3 lb butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 cups self raising flour
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 lemon , juice of
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick

Directions:

  1. In a pan combine syrup ingredients and boil for 10 minutes.
  2. Remove from heat and leave to cool.
  3. In a bowl beat egg whites with salt untill it makes peaks.
  4. In another bowl beat egg yolks,butter and sugar untill creamy.
  5. Beat in the milk then flour and baking powder.
  6. Stir in coconut then using a spatula carefully fold in the egg whites.
  7. Lightly grease a 15 x10 baking tin then lightly coat with flour shaking off any excess flour.
  8. Transfer cake batter to tin and cook at 170 c for 45 minutes.
  9. Remove from oven and cut into the size portions you require whilst still hot then pour over the cooled syrup ( if using it ) starting from edges working into centre of cake.
  10. Allow 3 hrs for syrup to absorbe before serving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 371.41 Kcal (1555 kJ)
Calories from fat 134.5 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.94g 23%
Cholesterol 81.58mg 27%
Sodium 165.18mg 7%
Potassium 200.37mg 4%
Total Carbs 57.51g 19%
Sugars 17.73g 71%
Dietary Fiber 1.17g 5%
Protein 3.24g 6%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 0.6mg 3%
Calcium 93mg 9%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 291.62 Kcal (1221 kJ)
Calories from fat 105.6 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.73g 23%
Cholesterol 64.05mg 27%
Sodium 129.7mg 7%
Potassium 157.32mg 4%
Total Carbs 45.16g 19%
Sugars 13.92g 71%
Dietary Fiber 0.92g 5%
Protein 2.55g 6%
Vitamin C 1mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 73mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 8.4
    Points
  • 10
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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