Coconut Cake

Cake ingredients

• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup Semolina
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup yogurt
• 1 cup coconut
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Syrup

Syrup ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup water

Directions

1. Prepare the syrup first by boiling the sugar and the water for about 5 to 6 minutes.
2. Leave the syrup to cool
3. Beat the eggs , add the vanilla and beat it again until it becomes like the foam.
4. In large bowl mix the oil and sugar.  
5. Add the eggs to the mixture .
6. Mix the baking powder with the flour .
7. Add the flour , the semolina, the yogurt and the coconut .
8.  Pour into prepared cake pan.
9. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
10. Use a sharp knife to cut the cake into squares or diamond shape
11. Soak the cake with the syrup.