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Tonya Staab

Mandarin and Coconut Loaf Cake

A delicious mandarin and coconut loaf cake with citrus glaze drizzled over the top.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Course: Dessert

Ingredients
  

Mandarin coconut loaf
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup unsweetened vanilla coconut milk
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 Halo mandarin 1/2 of the zest only
Citruz Glaze
  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 2 1/2 tbsp mandarin juice approx 1 1/2 mandarins
  • zest mandarin other half from loaf ingredients

Equipment

  • 2 Mixing bowls
  • 1 Loaf pan
  • 1 Cooling rack

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F
  2. Grease a loaf pan with softened butter and flour - shake off the excess flour.
  3. Zest the rind of the mandarin, divide in half and set it aside.
  4. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
  5. In a second mixing bowl, whisk together the coconut milk, eggs, and vanilla extract.
  6. Carefully fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
  7. Gently fold the softened butter into the mix as well.
  8. Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake for approximately 50 minutes.
  9. Leave to cool on a wire rack while you make the glaze.
  10. Combine the confectioner's sugar and mandarin juice in a cup to make the glaze.
  11. Once cool, turn the loaf onto a wire rack and put it on top of a board.
  12. Slowly pour the glaze over the loaf. Top with remaining mandarin zest.