Recipe for Baathk/Batica/Baath/Coconut Cake

Recipe for Baathk/Batica/Baath/Coconut Cake

Course Dessert, Tea Time Snack
Cuisine Goan
Keyword Baath, Baathk, Batica, Coconut cake
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 1 Kg

Ingredients

  • 250 Gms Dessicated coconut
  • 250 Gms Fine Semolina (Rawa)
  • 400 Gms Granulated Sugar
  • 150 Gms Salted Butter (keep 10 gms aside for greasing the tins)
  • 1 Tspn Cardamom powder
  • 50 ml Milk
  • 1/4 Tspn Salt
  • 1 Tspn Baking Powder
  • 1/2 Tspn Vanilla essence (optional)
  • 6 Eggs

Instructions

  • Add the eggs and Sugar in a large bowl and whisk or Hand beat until frothy
  • Add all the other ingredients and mix it gently with your bare hand
  • Cover the bowl and keep it to rest at room temperature for at least 6-8 hrs. I prefer keeping it over night
  • At the time of baking, heat your oven at 200°c for 10 minutes(top and bottom heating)
  • Grease the cake tins with oil or butter 
  • Fill your cake tins with the baathk batter.
    Note:-
    Do not fill the cake tins to the brim. Always keep two inch space for the cake to rise
  • Reduce the temperature to 180°c and place the cake tins on the middle rack and let it bake for 20 minutes
  • After 20 minutes, reduce the temperature to 150°c and let it bake for the next 30 minutes
  • After 30 minutes, poke a toothpick in the centre of the cake and check. If it comes out clean, remove the Baathk and let it cool and room temperature
  • Cut slices or Cubes and serve😊