Moist Strawberry & Coconut Sheet Cake

July 25, 2014

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Well..... What can I say? Moist Strawberry & Coconut Cake just screams deliciousness! The fresh sweet strawberries combined with the creamy tropical flavour only coconut can give makes for an extremely wonderful cake, full of delight! Topped with some whipped cream and fresh strawberries, this simple and easy to make cake is a definite winner and one which will be made time and time again. It's incredible moistness is down to the coconut working its magic in the cake, and with every

The Cake
400g / 2 cups caster sugar, or if you don't have, granulated as a 2nd choice! (it just takes a little longer to cream with the butter)
1/2 sachet strawberry flavoured jelly (For US : use half a 3 oz pkg called Jell-o strawberry powdered type)
250g / 1 cup butter, softened
4 eggs (room temperature)
400g / 3 1/4 cups sifted plain (all purpose) flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
250ml / 1 cup coconut milk, room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
125g / 1 cup strawberry puree made from fresh or frozen strawberries
For pouring on the hot cake
125 ml / 1/2 cup coconut milk

The Frosting
8 oz. container of Extra Creamy Cool Whip or Fresh whipping cream
1 Teaspoon Vanilla extract
Fresh Strawberries and grated coconut

To make the cake 1. Preheat oven to 180 C / 350 F / Gas 4 Grease and flour 9 x 13 pan. 2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and powdered strawberry jelly until light and fluffy. Beat in...
See the full directions on my site

Nutritions

Calories
150

Sodium
204mg
8% DV

Fat
10g
16% DV

Protein
1g
3% DV

Carbs
11g
3% DV

Fiber
0.4g
1% DV

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