Snowflakes Coconut Rice Christmas Cake
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1 hour 25 min
I was on holiday staying with a friend in Malaysia one Christmas. My friend 's mother make this very special cake for our Christmas tea. Every year I make this cake to remind me of the happy time I had with my friend in Malaysia.
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Ingredients
Serves: 6
- 1 tin (400 ml) coconut cream
- 25g/1oz pudding rice
- 50g/2oz caster sugar
- 25g/1oz flake almonds
- 150g/6oz butter
- 150g/6oz caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 200g/8oz self-raising flour
- 50g/2oz desiccated coconut
- 5 tablespoon coconut cream
Method
Prep:25min ›
Cook:1hr ›
Ready in:1hr25min
- 1. Heat the rice, sugar and coconut cream in a pan. Simmer till the rice is soft and all the coconut cream is absorbed. Leave to cool.
- 2. Cream butter and sugar together in a food mixer till white and fluffy. Add in beaten egg.
- 3. Add in desiccated coconut. Fold in the self-raising flour.
- 4. Stir the coconut cream into the cake mixture.
- 5. Transfer the cake mixture into a prepared 18cm round cake tin and bake in the centre of the oven Gas Mark 4 /350F/ 180C for 45 minutes.
- 6. Remove the cake from the oven. Spread coconut cream rice on to the top of the cake and the sprinkle on the almond. Bake for another 15 minutes.
- 7. Leave on a wire rack to cool.
Serving suggestion
Serve as afternoon tea on Christmas day or Boxing day
