Jamaican Toto Coconut Cake Recipe (video)
Toto is a coconut spice cake. It’s not fancy but really good. When my kids were young it was a sweet treat that I’d add to their lunch bag. Today I make it for most family gatherings. A traditional Toto doesn’t include raisins, but I like to add them and some rum for extra flavour and texture. Try my recipe … it’s so easy and delicious!
Ingredients
3 cups All-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups Brown sugar
1 1/2 cups Desiccated (unsweetened) or freshly grated coconut
3 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Baking soda
1/2 tsp Allspice
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
1 tsp Ground ginger
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Raisins (optional)
2 Eggs, well beaten
2 cups Milk
1/2 cup Butter, melted
1 tsp Vanilla Extract (optional)
1 Tbsp Jamaican rum (optional)
Method
Preheat oven to 350 F
1. In a large bowl mix together all dry ingredients.
2. Beat eggs and milk together and add melted butter.
3. Add vanilla and rum (optional).
4. Add above liquid to bowl with dry ingredients mix until blended. Do not over mix.
5. Place batter in a greased oblong baking dish (about 13″ x 8″) and bake at 350F for 1 hour.
Cool on rack in baking dish and cut into squares.
Thanks a lot for posting this recipe. This should bring back some nice memories for my mother.
This is makes so much sense. I never would of thought of it in that way. I am sooooo trying this myself!! Nice one!
Hey, I made this a few days ago and my family loved it! Thank you so much for sharing. I’m gonna try more of your recipes.
I made this recipe two days ago and then again yesterday. (That’s how much I loved it!) The first time I freshly grated the coconut and the second time I used the bought kind. The freshly grated coconut made the cake very moist which i strongly preferred. Regardless, this recipe is wonderful and everything I want in a dessert. Thanks for posting!