Ingredients:

200g/7oz butter, softened

200g/7oz caster sugar

3 eggs

180g/6oz plain flour

2 tsp baking powder45g/2oz cocoa powder

35g/1½ oz desiccated coconut

200ml/7fl oz milk

For the topping:

60g/2½ oz icing sugar

2 tbsp cocoa powder

2 tbsp water

2 tbsp desiccated coconut

Method:

Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C and grease a large cake tin. In a bowl beat together butter and sugar, add eggs (one at a time) and keep beating. Add flour with baking powder, desiccated coconut and cocoa powder, mix well and add milk. Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for 20-30mins. For the topping mix icing sugar with cocoa powder and slowly add water to make a paste. When the cake is baked, turn it out of the tin and leave to cool. Then spread the prepared paste on top and sprinkle with desiccated coconut. Cut into squares and serve.