Cassava Cake

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups raw grated cassava or Minute tapioca
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg, beaten
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup grated coconut
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• Few grains salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Mix cassava or tapioca with milk and egg; let stand for 5 minutes.
2. Cream butter and sugar; add tapioca mixture and coconut to creamed butter and sugar. Mix batter well.
3. Sift flour, baking powder and salt; add to butter.
4. Stir in vanilla extract, and turn batter into an oiled and floured 8 inch square cake pan.
5. Bake at 400 degrees F for about 40 minutes or until done.
6. Cut into squares or rectangles.
7. It is delicious served warm with vanilla ice cream.