Coconut Milk Cake

Coconut Milk Cake

This is easily one of the tastiest and nutritious cake one can have. The original recipe has semolina (soojo or rawa) and sugar. I have substituted semolina with broken wheat and sugar with jaggery. It's never ever that I use sugar or maida (refined flour) in my cake. And this is also by far, the easiest cake one could dream of making. It's just soak, mix and bake. And Voila! You have a delicious tea or coffee cake. You could even have it for a rushed breakfast with a cup of milk. So let's go on with it.

Coconut milk, when consumed in moderation, can be very healthy for your overall health and beauty. 

Ingredients

Broken Wheat (finest variety) – 1 cup

Coconut milk (thick) – 1 cup

Jaggery powder – 1 cup

Baking powder – 1 tsp

Baking soda – ½ tsp

Egg – 1

Vanilla essence – 1 tsp

Method

Add the broken wheat to a mixer

Pulse to make it finer (similar to semolina)

Soak it in coconut milk overnight

Next morning add salt, baking powder, soda and jaggery

Mix well

Add a beaten egg and mix well again

Add essence

Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees C for about 20 to 25 mins

Let it cool a bit in the oven

Serve warm with a cup of tea or coffee 

Health Benefits of Coconut Milk   

According to a study, coconut oil increased levels of good cholesterol or high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) without significant increase in levels of bad cholesterol or low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol

Contains lauric acid which is said to support the immune system

Contains medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs). MCTs induce satiety, which eventually prevents overeating

MCTs increase insulin sensitivity.. this leads to better sugar control and promotes weight loss

Promotes health of prostate glands

Has antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-fungal properties

Anti-ageing

Skin glow

Restores dry, damaged hair