Ingredients

• eggs - 2
• flour - 2.5 cup
• baking powder - 2.5 tsp
• butter - 1/2 cup
• powdered sugar - one and a half cup
• cardamom powder - 1 tsp
• coconut milk - one and a half cup
• salt - 1/2 tsp
• For topping:
• grated coconut - 1 cup, firmly packed
• powdered sugar - 1/2 cup
• butter - 1/3 cup
• chopped cashew nuts - 4 tbsp

How to Make Coconut Tea Cake

• Mix flour with baking powder and salt.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in the cardamom powder.
• Add flour, alternately with milk.
• Place in a prepared tin and bake in oven (170 degrees centigrade) till done, about 45 minutes.
• Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn out on a wire wrack.
• Transfer to an oven proof serving platter.
• For topping:
• Combine all the ingredients for the topping and spread on the cake.
• Place under a grill till the topping is golden brown.
• Cool before serving.