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TROPICAL COCONUT LOAF

 

Despite being away from blogging for nearly a year, I was never away from the kitchen coz kitchen is my place of solace. I simply can’t stay away from it. There are days, when after I have cooked the meals, there is this irrepressible itch to make something apart from the routine. A sense of creating something new drives me and excites me and it eventually leads to the train of thoughts as to ‘what next?’
For me, it sometimes begins with a hunt inside the refrigerator. The thought – ‘Is there something that I can find here which I may be able to transform into something different from the usual?’ One ingredient, leads to another and it gradually starts shaping up into something interesting, something that I never tried before. At times it provides a cue that  may come handy some time later.
One day, it so happened that I was wanting to bake a cake but for certain reasons not the usual stuff that I often baked – with chocolate (so predictable) / with banana (daughter was bored with it)/ with apple (hubby didn’t want the cinnamon flavor in apple cake and to me cinnamon is the soul mate of the apple! / with orange (weren’t in season). I tried to think of something different but couldn’t really succeed in thinking of anything. It was as if there was a void in my mind…some sort of saturation triggered by the mundane stuff of life.

And then, there it was! The coconut! Sitting pretty there (well it did seem pretty at that point of time) waiting to be turned into Coconut Chutney to accompany the Upma, for the breakfast next day. Coconut it would be then. I had baked a Lemon Loaf earlier and I used the same recipe for this loaf. The result was just as I expected it to be. A soft, moist and flavourful coconut loaf that had tropical written all over it. The freshness of coconut made it seem perfect for the hot humid weather.

So hurry, note this recipe and enjoy this yummy slice of tropic as a snack or along with your morning cuppa tea/ coffee J

 


½ cup regular unsweetened yogurt (dahi)

1 cup (scant) sugar
½ cup oil 

2 eggs
1 tsp coconut essence
½ cup shredded fresh coconut (outer brownish skin removed)

1½ cup all purpose flour – APF (maida)
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder

For Drizzle,
1 tbsp coconut milk
½ cup confectioners sugar (icing sugar)
1 tbsp Nutella 


In a mixing bowl, sift together the APF, baking soda and baking powder. Keep aside
In another mixing bowl, whisk together the yogurt and sugar for half a minute.
Add 2 eggs and coconut essence and whisk again. 
Add oil and whisk further till everything is well assimilated.
Add wet ingredients (the yogurt mixture) to the dry ingredients (the APF mix)
Gently fold in the ingredients together and while half way through the mixing process add the coconut. 
Mix till just incorporated.
Pour the batter in a 8′ X 3.5′ loaf tin and bake at 160  degrees C till done. (Mine took a few minutes over 60)
Once the cake is done, let it be in the baking tin for 5 minutes. Remove from the tin and let cool completely on the wire rack. 

For the drizzle, beat together the coconut milk and confectioners sugar for a minute or till it reaches smooth consistency. Drizzle over the cooled loaf. 

For some indulgence drizzle nutella over the loaf as well. Enjoy!!

Note: Resist the temptation to make the batter look smooth. You just need to incorporate the ingredients together. (else you may end up with a heavy textured loaf with tunnels) 
Note: Add chocolate chips to the batter to give this loaf a different twist. 

Note: I added scant 1 cup sugar since the drizzle and nutella compensated for the sweetness.


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42 thoughts on “TROPICAL COCONUT LOAF”

  1. Reading through the intro reminds me of how also hunt and one thing leads to the other. Gosh!! This is so fabulous, baked to perfection. I love coconut so much that I was so excited to discover your recipe.

  7. You always wrote beautiful posts. However, I must say one thing that since you took a break from blogging you have become a pro. in baking and photography.
    How I wish this cake to have it with my afternoon tea?

    1. Thank you so much Balvinder. I did alot of baking and cooking while I was away from EFS. And I am spending more time and working hard to get better with the pictures 🙂
      I am so pleased to note that my blogger friends are noticing it and encouraging me further on. It means alot to me.

  8. What a stunning dessert. I would very much enjoy this… just hand me a fork…no plate needed. 🙂

    PS… can you put a subscribe by email to your blog so I can get email notifications when you post a new one. I want to make sure to stay connected to your site. 🙂 I see your a blogspot… so I know they have that option under design and add a gadget. Once you select yes anyone can sign up for emails whenever you post. 🙂

  15. Coconut is always a nice change of pace…and oh, so delicious! Your double drizzle really makes for an elegant presentation 🙂

  16. Oh my…your chocolate load is gorgeous. Coconut and Nutella? That really sounds heavenly together. Can’t wait to give this a try.

  21. OMG.. this looks so good and moist. I LOVE COCONUT like there is no tomorrow. the Nutella touch is a nice twist.

  28. Just like you, I too get bored of cooking the same thing again and again. And inspiration strikes it mostly after staring at the pantry/refrigerator 🙂 This cake sounds lovely and I can see how moist it is.

  30. Oh, this coconut loaf sure looks very tempting, I love the texture of it…looks so moist.
    Thanks for the recipe and hope you are having a great week 🙂

  31. My…I couldnt stop staring at the first pic 🙂 looks amazing! And I absolutely love coconut flavored desserts…even savoury dishes, afterall I’m a Keralite 😉
    I’m going to try making this cake soon.

  34. Ohh this is just stunning ! Cant take my eyes off from this. Every shot is beautiful. I too like variety in almost everything, monotony kills me. Very beautiful loaf.

  37. This looks so yum, Taruna didi!! Am certainly trying my hand at it. Will let you know how it turns out 😀 You should certainly go for Masterchef next season!!

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