What kind of cake is this?

liney

When I was a child at school I remember having pink coconut cake. It was spongy, sticky, and sprinkled with coconut; it came out as a tray bake cut into squares. I think it may have used raspberry jam.

Any idea what it was please? I've suddenly remembered it, so have to bake it!

tanith

Is this what you mean (with pink coloured sponge)? http://www.littlestuff.co.uk/2011/03/sunday-recipes-school-dinners-jam-and-coconut-sponge-squares/

McKneff

oooh, this was one of my favourites at school, with or withouth the custard but preferably with..............

rosieben

we used to have a plain sponge topped with jam and sprinkled with lots of coconut; any sponge recipe would do + pink food colouring

avstar

OOOh I remember this pud too! Loved it.

BitterAndTwisted

I think it's just a normal sponge mixture with food colouring in it. It won't have been anything fancy or out of the ordinary

outofmoney

Yum. I make this for my kids. Without the food colouring though :P

oldtractor

the jam is raspberry jam .

Barneysmom

I just remembered something. Chocolate concrete

lapis_lazuli

liney wrote: »

When I was a child at school I remember having pink coconut cake. It was spongy, sticky, and sprinkled with coconut; it came out as a tray bake cut into squares. I think it may have used raspberry jam.

Any idea what it was please? I've suddenly remembered it, so have to bake it!

That sounds suspiciously like the NZ cake known as Pink Lamingtons:

http://www.nzwomansweekly.co.nz/food/recipes/classic-kiwi-pink-lamingtons/story/3719303/

dandy-candy

Tottenham cake

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tottenham_cake

It's either spread with pink icing or jam and dessicated coconut