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Chocolate coconut cake using desiccated coconut (butter free)

By swasthi , on February 25, 2020, 27 Comments, Jump to Recipe

Chocolate coconut cake recipe using desiccated coconut. This delicious, light and moist cake is butter free and is a easy recipe that even beginners can try. Any bakes that require less plain flour are always my first choice.

chocolate coconut cake recipe

The cake I made today is without butter and without refined sugar. There are no specific reasons for making this butter free and refined sugar free. I rather had these in my pantry so I chose these. However the recipe will work well with butter and white sugar too as in the original recipe.

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I sprinkled choco sprinkles and powdered coconut sugar.

How to make chocolate coconut cake

1. Preheat the oven to 180 C for 15 mins.

2. Mix cocoa, desiccated coconut, flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda well. Or you can process it for 2 mins.

process flour coconut in a jar for chocolate coconut cake recipe

3. Lightly beat eggs and add vanilla.

4. Add sugar, oil and egg mixture in milk. Add lemon juice and mix well to melt any lumps in the sugar.

sugar oil egg for making chocolate coconut cake recipe

5. Add flour little by little, ensure there are no lumps.

6. Transfer this to a greased pan and bake for 30 to 40 mins. Skewer inserted must come out clean. Check after 30 mins.

bake at 170 C for 30 to 40 minutes for chocolate coconut cake recipe

7. After 5 to 10 mins, transfer to a wire rack and cool it completely.

cool and then frost or sprinkle powdered sugar for chocolate coconut cake recipe

Refrigerate till the next day.

powdered sugar and sprinkles for chocolate coconut cake recipe
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chocolate coconut cake recipe using desiccated coconut (butter free)

Chocolate coconut cake.
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Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Servings10
AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )

  • 2 eggs
  • ¾ cup oil minus 1 tbsp (I used canola)( can use equal amount of butter)
  • 1 ¼ cup sugar (I used 1 cup tightly packed raw brown sugar weighing 275 grams)
  • 1 cup desiccated coconut
  • 1 ½ cups plain flour
  • 5 tbsps Cocoa powder
  • 2 tsps baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 ½ cups milk (360 ml)
  • 1 ¼ tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tsps Vanilla
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Instructions

  • Grease a pan .Preheat the oven for atleast 15 mins at 180 C
  • Process (in food processor) or Mix flour, desiccated coconut, cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
  • In a small bowl add eggs and vanilla. Lightly beat.
  • Add sugar, oil, beaten egg and milk to a large mixing bowl. Add lemon juice and stir well to melt lumps in the sugar.
  • Add flour little by little, make sure it is lump free. Mix up everything well
  • Pour this to the pan, bake for 30 to 40 mins. Skewer inserted comes out clean. Check after 30 mins
  • After 5 to 10 mins, invert the cake to a wire rack and cool it completely
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Notes

I processed the flour and coconut for 2 mins that is optional. Instead you can just powder the coconut and add it to the flour or you can just skip this step totally
This cake tastes best the next day. The day it was baked it tasted slightly bitter, just like most cocoa cakes made with milk . But that vanished the next morning.
My raw sugar was slightly lumpy, without noticing that I just added to the milk. So it took some time for it to melt and blend well with the milk. It also left some brown wholes at the bottom of the cake. So make sure your sugar is lump free.

Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.

For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.

NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)

Nutrition Facts
chocolate coconut cake recipe using desiccated coconut (butter free)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 413 Calories from Fat 216
% Daily Value*
Fat 24g37%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Cholesterol 36mg12%
Sodium 96mg4%
Potassium 245mg7%
Carbohydrates 45g15%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 27g30%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 105IU2%
Vitamin C 0.8mg1%
Calcium 89mg9%
Iron 1.7mg9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  2. Hajni says

    October 4, 2020

    Looks like a great recepie , could I ask if you used natural or Dutch processed cocopoweder, please ?

    Reply
  3. Zara says

    August 31, 2019

    Hey! Thanks a lot for the recipe. I don’t have a food processor; can I blend the mixture instead?

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      August 31, 2019

      Hi Zara,
      Yes you can. You can also simply mix all of them and use. If the desiccated is too coarse then it may not turn out good. So I processed it. Hope you enjoy the cake!

      Reply
  4. Shaista Naaz says

    August 6, 2018

    Hi can I use fresh coconut instead of dessicated one ?

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      August 6, 2018

      Hi Shaista
      I haven’t tried with fresh coconut. But It should work.

      Reply
  5. Celebes says

    June 28, 2015

    5 stars
    Bookmarked! looks so yummy. Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      June 28, 2015

      Welcome and thanks

      Reply
  6. Renni says

    June 12, 2015

    Hi there!! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I made this cake for a friend’s birthday and it turned out so delicate, moist and of course very very tasty; although I might want to reduce the milk a little the next time. Thanks once again and yes, I’ll try out all your recipes!

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      June 12, 2015

      Welcome Renni,
      Iam glad the cake turned out good. Thanks for the feed back

      Reply
  7. Josie says

    May 27, 2015

    Hi looks super. How large should the cake tin be 20cm? 26cm?
    This makes a difference to cooking time so would be useful to know please.
    Thanks.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      May 28, 2015

      Hi Josie,
      I used a 6 inch pan

      Reply
      • Josie says

        May 28, 2015

        Thanks for the info. will definitely try this.

        Reply
        • swasthi says

          May 29, 2015

          Welcome Josie

          Reply
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  9. Rahul says

    February 7, 2015

    Nice recipe of chocolate cake. Get more collection of cakes at monginis.net with best price. They also provide online delivery of cakes, chocolates etc.

    Reply
  10. priya says

    June 11, 2014

    Hey liked ur receipe bt u didnt mentioned the measurement of baking powder and baking soda?? Plz share tht

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      July 5, 2014

      Hi Priya, I updated. thanks for the mention

      Reply
  11. Rafeeda AR says

    December 22, 2013

    the cake looks so perfect… the combination of chocolate and coconut must be too good…

    Reply
  12. Saranya Balaji says

    December 21, 2013

    your clicks make me droll swathi..looks so yumm..

    Reply
  13. Ramya Venkat says

    December 21, 2013

    Yummy ccake and love to grab a piece sis

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  15. Sapana Behl says

    December 21, 2013

    Cake looks so perfect , bookmarked !

    Reply
  16. Suja Manoj says

    December 20, 2013

    Moist elegant cake,love it

    Reply
  17. Manjula Bharath says

    December 20, 2013

    wow thats a fabulous cake swasthi 🙂 looks super moist and so addictive 🙂

    Reply
  18. Sanoli Ghosh says

    December 20, 2013

    Amazing cake Swasthi, can guess its taste too. Will tryout soon and let you know.

    Reply
  19. Priya R says

    December 20, 2013

    Looks so beautiful Swasthi 🙂 reminds me of bounty chocolate 🙂 totally a killer post

    Reply
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  21. Veena Theagarajan says

    December 20, 2013

    looks yum! So soft and moist cake

    Reply
  22. kumars kitchen says

    December 20, 2013

    a beautiful cake….so rich with coconut and cocoa but healthy as well…great post 🙂

    Reply
  23. Nisa Homey says

    December 20, 2013

    Swasthi, thank you so much for the kind mention…..love the way you have adapted the cake and made it so healthy and the texture looks so perfect!! I never thought of making it into a chocolate cake…chocolate and coconut are one irresistible combination…..pinning and sharing!!

    Reply

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