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Greek Coconut Cake - The Simple Celebration
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Greek Coconut Cake

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Greek
Servings: 12

Ingredients

Cake

  • 4 ounces unsalted butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs well beaten
  • 2 cups flaked coconut
  • 1 cup self-rising flour sifted

Syrup

  • 1 cup sugar
  • water sightly less than 1 cup
  • 4 thin strips of lemon rind

Instructions

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 375°.
  • Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs and beat until combined.
  • Fold in coconut and flour, mix well.
  • Spread mixture into a greased 8-inch springform pan.
  • Place in oven for 10-15 minutes, until top is golden brown, reduce heat to 325 degrees and bake an additional 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  •  Let the cake rest for 5 minutes.

Syrup (make this when cake comes out of the oven)

  • Place all ingredients in a saucepan and stir over low heat until sugar has dissolved.  Then increase heat and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
  •  Remove lemon.
  • Place cake on aluminum foil and pour syrup on top.  
  • You may want to poke some thin holes (with a long toothpick) into the cake so the syrup is absorbed easier.