1234 Coconut Cake - submitted by Dahlia on 12-31-2008
This cake is called the 1234 cake because it uses 1 cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 3 cups maida and 4 eggs. You can make a simple 1234 cake by using 1 cup of milk along with the above ingredients. To bring in the coconut flavour, we use coconut milk instead. The cake is then finished with any frosting of your choice and lots of sweetened shredded coconut flakes. Ingredients All Purpose Flour(Maida) - 3 cups
(If you want more coconut flavour, use 2.5 cups of maida and 1/2 cup of shredded coconut)
Unsalted Butter - 1 cup (at room temperature)
Sugar - 2 cups
Eggs - 4 (yellow and whites seperated)
Vanilla Extract - 1 tsp
Baking Soda - 1 tsp
Salt - a pinch
Milk/Coconut Milk - 1 cup  Method 1. Beat the butter with a hand mixer until it is fluffy.
2. Add sugar and egg yolks to this and continue to mix it.
3. Mix all the dry ingredients (flour, salt and baking soda) seperately in a bowl.
4. Add the dry ingredients and milk alternately to the butter mixture and continue to mix it.
5. Add the vanilla extract to the batter.
6. Beat the egg whites seperately till stiff peaks are formed.
7. Fold in the egg whites gently with the cake batter.
8. Transfer the batter to 2-3 cake pans (depending on the size of the pan) and bake it for 25-30 minutes in a oven preheated to 350 degee F.
9. Check if the cakes are done by inserting a toothpick. The cake is cooked if the toothpick comes out clean.
10. Cool the cakes completely before applying the frosting.
11. For the frosting, I've done a simple whipped cream icing with sweetened shredded coconut flakes all over. Comments Comment by Jasmeen S
What ways can we decorate the cake to make it look more indian ? Reply :- Hi Jasmeen, You can decorate the cake any way you like. You can google up and get some ideas. You can make colourful rose petals, do some piping, make an indian flag with colored icing. The possibilities are endless. |
Comment by tanushree p
hi,
for frosting what simple ingredients can be used instead of whipped cream Reply :- Hi Tanushree, You can make butter cream frosting with some softened butter and powdered sugar. |
Comment by budhi lawati
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Comment by rekha dave is it nessecary to add salt Reply :- Hi Rekha, Salt enhances the flavours of all the other ingredients. Just a pinch makes a great difference. |
Comment by kami patel
hi , i have a question instead of separating egg white and yolks. can i just mix it with the flour. pls let me know Reply :- When you beat the egg whites, it makes it light and fluffy. This in turn makes the cake lighter. You can add the whole eggs directly but the texture of the cake will be a little denser. |
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