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Пирог с вареньем и кокосовой стружкой

Jam and Coconut Cake

A butter cake made with powdered sugar, coated with plum jam and sprinkled with coconut flakes. Simple, elegant teatime baking.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 8 slices
Course: Pies
Cuisine: Home cooking

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g wheat flour
  • 200 g powdered sugar
  • 200 g butter room temperature
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 pinch vanillin
  • 100 g plum jam or any other jam
  • 50 g coconut flakes

Method
 

  1. Whip the room-temperature butter with the powdered sugar into a fluffy mixture.
  2. Without stopping the mixer, add the eggs one at a time - the mixture should become airy.
  3. Turn off the mixer, sift in the flour with the baking powder and vanillin, and fold in with a spatula.
  4. Pour the batter into a pan and bake at 180°C for 30-35 minutes. Check with a dry toothpick.
  5. Let the cake cool.
  6. Coat the cake generously with jam and sprinkle with coconut flakes. Enjoy!

Notes

I used plum jam, but any jam works - one with a bit of tartness is best.