Jamaican Toto (Coconut Cake) Recipe
Jamaican toto is a simple coconut cake with warm spices, brown sugar, and plenty of coconut flavor.
Servings: 9
Equipment
- Mixing bowls
- Sift
- whisk
- spatula
- 9x9-inch baking dish
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 8 tbsp (1 stick) salted butter softened
- 1 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 1 cup grated coconut or unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1 tbsp white rum optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg together into a bowl.
- In a separate bowl, thoroughly combine the butter and sugar. Then, whisk in the eggs and vanilla. Once mixed, stir in the coconut milk.
- Gradually combine the dry mixture into the wet mixture. Mix until well incorporated, but don’t over mix.
- Gently fold the grated coconut or coconut flakes into the batter.
- Lightly grease a 9x9 baking dish, then pour the batter into it. Bake for 50 minutes or until it is golden and passes the clean knife test. Allow to cool for 20 minutes before cutting and serving.
