Jamaican Coconut Toto
A tender Jamaican coconut cake spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. Makes 9 servings.
Toto is a Jamaican cake with coconut at its heart. This version combines grated coconut and coconut milk with cinnamon and nutmeg. The hands-on preparation time, about 10 minutes, and the 9 servings are estimates.
Ingredient allergens
Allergen listDepends on the product
-
Cereals containing gluten
Baking powder
Ingredients without verified allergen data 10
Ingredients without verified allergen data: Wheat flour, Salt, Ground cinnamon, Ground nutmeg, Salted butter, Light brown sugar, Vanilla extract, Eggs, Coconut milk, Unsweetened flaked coconut.
Method
- 01
Prepare the oven and pan
Heat the oven to 177 °C. Lightly grease a 23 × 23 cm square pan with a little of the measured butter.
Temperature: 177 °C / 350.6 °FReady to continue when: The oven is heated and the pan has a thin coating of butter.
- 02
Combine the dry ingredients
Sift the all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg into a bowl. Stir to distribute them evenly.
Ready to continue when: The spices and raising agent are evenly distributed through the flour.
- 03
Prepare the wet mixture
In another bowl, beat the remaining butter with the light brown sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix; then stir in the coconut milk.
Ready to continue when: The mixture is smooth and the coconut milk is incorporated.
- 04
Make the batter
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing only until no flour is visible. Add the unsweetened grated coconut and gently fold it through the batter.
Ready to continue when: The batter is even, with no visible flour, and the coconut is distributed throughout.
- 05
Bake
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake at 177 °C for about 50 minutes, until the top is golden and a knife inserted in the centre comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
Temperature: 177 °C / 350.6 °FReady to continue when: The top is golden and the knife comes out without wet batter.
50 min - 06
Rest and serve
Leave the toto in the pan for 20 minutes before cutting it.
Ready to continue when: The cake has settled and can be cut without crumbling.
20 min
Ingredients
Sources and review
Content researched, cross-checked and automatically validated. Sources consulted:
- LA BIOTECNOLOGÍA PARA LA SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA, ECONÓMICA Y LA GEOPOLÍTICA doi.org/10.37885/221211159
- Jamaica - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica
- Un nuevo método prolonga la vida útil del agua de coco mediante una combinación de tecnologías no térmicas - Hiperbaric www.hiperbaric.com/es/un-nuevo-metodo-prolonga-la-vida-util-del-agua-de-coco-mediante-una-co…
- Buenas prácticas para la producción en ... www.fao.org/4/a1418s/a1418s00.pdf
- leche de coco: composición, tecnología y funcionalidad. biblat.unam.mx/hevila/Agrollania/2007/vol4/3.pdf
- Cómo almacenar coco: condiciones y reglas en casa. clean.tomathouse.com/es/hranenie/kokos
- Patty's Cake pattyscake-pbb.blogspot.com/2018/03/pan-de-coco-jamaicano.html
- Jamaican Coconut Cake Recipe UK - Jamaican Cake - Toto Cake Recipe www.tiharasmith.com/blogs/behind-the-brand/jamaican-coconut-cake-recipe-uk?srsltid=AYCX9vI5U…
- TOTO JAMAICAN COCONUT CAKE - SIMBOOKER RECIPES>COOK PHOTOGRAPH WRITE EAT simbooker.weebly.com/toto-jamaican-coconut-cake8203.html
- Jamaican Toto (Coconut Cake) - TyphanieCooks typhaniecooks.com/jamaican-toto/
- Delicious Jamaican Toto | Coconut Cake Recipe www.my-island-jamaica.com/jamaican_toto.html
- Aceite de Coco Virgen Extra Ecológico: ¿cómo conservarlo? - lamasia.es lamasia.es/aceite-de-coco-virgen-extra-ecologico-como-conservarlo/
- La cocina de Jamaica www.directoalpaladar.com/cultura-gastronomica/la-cocina-de-jamaica
- Toto (dessert) - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toto_(dessert)
State: Published after documentary validation; no “Tested” label is shown.