Ingredients

  • 9/16 cup butter soft
  • 1 7/16 cups caster sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 5/8 cup dark chocolate
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 1/16 cups icing sugar
  • 6 tablespoons milk
  • 1 7/8 cups grated coconut

Method

  • Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celsius.
  • Pour butter, sugar, and vanilla in a mixer bowl, stir to get a creamy texture. Gradually add the eggs, then mix in flour and baking powder. Add milk last, mix for a smooth paste.
  • Pour in a flexible mold (20 x 20 centimeters) or a cake pan lined with parchment paper. Bake for 20 minutes. To test for doneness, stick a toothpick halfway down in the center off the cake. It should come out clean and dry.
  • Remove from oven, unmold, cool on rack.
  • In a saucepan, melt chocolate, butter, icing sugar, and milk. Stir until frosting is smooth. Let cool.
  • Cut the cake into 4 centimeter cubes.
  • Put the coconut in a shallow dish.
  • Use a fork to soak cake cubes in chocolate glaze, then coat with coconut.
  • Store in cool place while the glaze hardens for at least 1 hour.