Coconut and Yoghurt Cake

Coconut and Yoghurt Cake

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups of self-raising flour

1 cup of sugar

1 cup of coconut

1 cup of natural yoghurt

125 g of butter ( 8 3/4 tablespoons)

2 eggs

Method

1. Melt butter, add sugar, yoghurt, coconut, beaten eggs.

2. Fold in flour and gently mix together.

3. Bake for 40 minutes at 180 °C (gas mark 4, or 350 °F).

Sprinkle with plain or toasted coconut, if desired.

Recipe Stars 

Plain yoghurt can provide protein and calcium.

A cup of raw, shredded coconut contains about the recommended daily requirement of bone-building mineral manganese. Coconut also contains vitamins, nutrients and fibre.

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