A fruity loaf cake with deep tones of coconut and beautiful lilac icing.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Cooling Time20 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: blueberry, coconut, Loaf Cake
Servings: 8People
Calories: 421kcal
Author: rominaslittlecorner
Equipment
Oven
Mixer
Ingredients
200gUnsalted ButterAt room temperature
200gCaster Sugar
200gSelf Raising FlourSifted
4Large Eggs
1/4tspVanilla Extract
2tbspCoconut Milk
1tbspFull Fat Milk
30gFrozen Blueberries
1tbspPlain Flour
25gShredded Coconut
Icing
5Frozen Blueberries
200gIcing Sugar
2tbspHot Water
20gShredded Coconut
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 160degrees
Grease a loaf tin and line it with baking paper
In a large bowl beat together the butter and sugar until it's incorporated and creamy
Add your eggs, flour and the vanilla extract and mix again until everything is incorporated and the batter is smooth
Toss your blueberries into the plain flour making sure they are all coated
Fold the blueberries and shredded coconut into the batter and pour it into the loaf tin
Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean
Leave it to cool into the tin while you make the icing
Icing and Topping
In a dry pan toast the coconut on medium heat. Make sure to keep stirring so as not to burn them. Once toasted pour them in a separate bowl off the heat
Microwave your blueberries for about 40 seconds or until the juice comes out. Keep the juice and toss the blueberries
In a large bowl add the blueberry juice to the icing sugar and the hot water and stir until you a have a smooth glaze
Pour the icing onto the cake and sprinkle with the toasted coconut. Leave the icing to set before cutting and enjoying.