There are cakes you make for occasions. And then there are cakes you make just because it is three in the afternoon, the kettle is on, and something warm and fragrant from the oven sounds like exactly the right idea. This coconut butter cake is firmly in that second category.
Yes, I know, it’s happened to me too may a times.
You meant to make a Christmas Cake in early October, feed it weekly with brandy or rum, let it mature, bake it on or before the big day– and guess what, you didn’t! All is not lost though. There is a very simple homemade version for those who didn’t get time to do all the chores or are fearful of making one for the first time, and it’s also extremely good. It’s a no failure recipe and makes a yummy rum-fruit xmas came.
Here’s the full recipe with the video description.