Coconut Loaf Cake with Hibiscus Glaze

This coconut loaf cake with hibiscus glaze is a tropical delight that is bursting with amazing flavors you wouldn’t think to combine. Let’s dive in! This coconut loaf cake is a fluffy tropical cake that is made with cassava flour that brings in a nutty flavor and is topped with a bright and colorful tart hibiscus glaze. Everything about it screams tropical and the flavors combined together bring in the warmth of aromas. It’s the perfect afternoon snack cake, a spring cake, or just a quick baking treat. If you are looking for a new spring baking recipe, this is not going to disappoint.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 cup canned coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon lime zest
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup cassava flour
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup unsweetened coconut flakes

FOR THE GLAZE:

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 - 4 tablespoons hibiscus concentrate (make this syrup by soaking edible hibiscus flowers in hot water and reducing the liquid to a concentrate)

TOPPINGS:

• 2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut flakes, toasted