How to make an easy one-cup coconut cake with 4 ingredients

1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup coconut, 1 cup milk. That’s it.

Easy coconut cake

As recipes go, this might very well be the easiest. Sure, there are about 10481023 easy recipes out there. But this one takes the literal cake.

Please meet the one-cup coconut cake. Developed by one of our taste.com.au members – ‘mcrangle’ – this simple throw-together is one of our faves. Taking just 5 minutes of prep, and using only four ingredients, it is the perfect solution to those pangs of sweet tooth that hit you at inopportune moments. So, most days really.

How do I dress up my coconut cake?

While beauty can lie in simplicity, there’s no denying that giving this coconut dish a couple of extra clothes couldn’t hurt anyone. Or your belly. So here we’ve used berries and a lovely dusting of icing sugar. But – assuming you have the time and inclination – you could throw anything scrumptious on. Some nutella slathered on top? Sure. Caramelise some tinned pineapple? Gotcha. The world is your proverbial oyster, here.

Where’s my coconut cake recipe please?

We hear you, and here it is. For the speediest sweet treat on the planet, using humble and fabulous pantry staples, find your easy one-cup coconut cake recipe here.

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