Coconut bread

After starting my diet today I thought it would be a great idea to cook a cake.


Coconut Bread

Ingredients (serves 6)

2 eggs 300ml milk 1 tsp vanilla extract 375g (2 1/2 cups) plain flour 2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp ground cinnamon 220g (1 cup) caster sugar 150g shredded coconut 75g unsalted butter, melted

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line a 21 x 10cm loaf pan.

Lightly whisk the eggs, milk and vanilla in a bowl. Sift flour, baking powder and cinnamon into a separate, large bowl. Add sugar and coconut and stir until just combined. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and gradually stir in the egg mixture until just combined.

Add melted butter and stir until mixture is just smooth (do not over-mix). Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Set aside in the pan for 5 minutes to cool, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Serve in thick slices.