Coconut tea cake (no eggs or fat)

[Penny]

5 oz dessicated coconut
3/4 pt milk
14 oz plain flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves (optional)
12/2 teaspoon salt
10 oz caster sugar

Prepare a 2lb loaf tin.
Pre heated oven 180c 350f gas mark 4.
1 and 1/4 to 1 and 1/2 hours.

Mix together the milk and coconut.
Leave to soak a full 30 mins.
Sift flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves
Stir in the sugar
Mix coconut and milk into the dry ingredients to make a soft batter.
Pour all mix into prepared loaf tin

Bake until golden and firm to touch.
Leave in tin five minutes then turn onto wire tray.
When cold, slice and butter.

cheers Penny.

[Rowan]

Sounds lovely - bet it's still fattening!!