Ingredients
For 6 servings:
- 600 gr of flour
- 185 gr of sugar
- 80 cl of water
- 180 gr of butter
- 1 sachet of baking powder
- 200 gr of coconut jam
- Vanilla
- Grated cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- 1 egg yolk
- 5 large spoons of milk
Preparation
- Prepare your coconut jam according to the recipe for coconut jam on AZ Martinique.
- In a container pour the water and sugar then add the lemon peel, vanilla and cinnamon.
- Cook over low heat in order to obtain a syrup.
- Once the syrup is obtained, remove from the heat and let cool.
- In a bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and butter until you get a compact dough.
- Add the grated cinnamon, ground nutmeg and vanilla.
- Grate the lemon over the mixture and stir.
- Take your syrup made at the beginning and pour it over.
- Stir to make a soft cake batter.
- Butter your mold.
- Pour a layer of cake then a layer of coconut jam and finally the second layer of cake.
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (Thermostat 6).
- For the gilding of the cake, mix the egg yolk with the milk.
- Using a kitchen brush, distribute the gilding on the top of the cake dough.
- Put your cake in the oven for about 35-40 minutes.
- When your cake is golden at the top, poke it deeply with a knife, if the blade comes out clean, your cake is ready and you can remove it from the oven.
- After allowing it to cool, you can enjoy!