Emel AyaydınAide de Cuisine
11 April 2026 Son güncelleme: 05 August 2026

Jamaica's traditional coconut cake, toto, is made by folding plenty of grated coconut into a batter spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg and ground ginger before baking. Its dense, moist crumb keeps well in the freezer and slices neatly.

Step by Step

How to make it?

1

Mix the wet ingredients

10 min

Whisk the melted butter with the brown sugar, add the eggs one at a time, then stir in the milk and vanilla.

2

Add the dry ingredients

10 min

Sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground ginger and salt into the mixture a little at a time, then fold in the grated coconut for a lump-free batter.

3

Bake

40 min

Pour the batter into a greased square cake tin and bake in an oven preheated to 175°C for 40 minutes, until deep golden and a skewer comes out clean.

4

Slice

10 min

Rest the cake in the tin for 10 minutes, cool completely on a rack, then cut into square slices; for freezing, wrap the slices individually.

Reminder

Let the cake rest in the tin for at least 10 minutes after baking — cutting it warm makes it crumble. Allergens: contains wheat (gluten), milk and dairy, egg.

Editor's Note Editörün Notu

Using white sugar instead of brown gives a paler cake with a less pronounced caramel note; for the dark colour and moist crumb, we recommend sticking with brown sugar.

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Ümran Beşerler Marmiton 2 months ago

Tarifte kek kalıbının yağlanması yazıyor ama undan bahsedilmiyor, ben ek olarak hafifçe unladım yine de kenarları kalıba yapıştı. Hindistancevizi oranı bu kadar yüksekken sadece yağlamanın yetmediğini düşünüyorum.

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Admin Recipe Owner 2 months ago

Haklısınız, yüksek hindistancevizi oranında sadece yağ yeterli olmayabilir; kalıbı yağlayıp hafifçe unlamanızı ya da yağlı kağıt kullanmanızı öneririm, bu notu tarife ekleyeceğim.

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