Made this one for my brother's birthday and result was yummy, although decoration was not that good but taste was simply awesome.
INGREDIENTS:
5 eggs
1 cup caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 tbsp cocoa powder
3/4 cup oil
1 1/2 cup plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
FOR FILLING:
2 egg white
1 cup desiccated coconut
1/2 cup icing sugar
Chocolate Glaze:
150 gm dark chocolate (chopped)
1/2 cup cream.
shredded coconut decoration
Method (chocolate glaze):
Place chopped chocolate and cream in a saucepan. cook on low heat. stirring until chocolate has melted and its smooth, cool it. Pour the glaze over the cake.
METHOD:
beat eggs n sugar for 7 min,till thick & fluffy.
add vanilla essence n oil n beat for 1 min.
in separate bowl sieve flour,baking powder n cocoa powder.
fold dry ingredients in egg mixture.
FOR FILLING:
beat egg whites till peaks form n stiff,
add in sugar n beat for other 2 mins
add coconut n mix.
TO ASSEMBLE:
grease baking tin n then dust with flour..
pour half of cake mixture in the tin n level
pour filling n level.
pour the remaining cake mixture n level.
bake @preheated oven 180 C for 30 mins or when the tooth pick inserted in comes out clean.
remove from oven, cool in the tin. Spread the cooled cake with the glaze. decorate with coconut