Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Toto (Coconut spice Cake)-what is jamaican mixed baking spice?

I want to make a Jamaican coconut spice cake , Toto, but I do not know what is Jamaican mixed baking spice or where to get it?????|||TOTO:





INGREDIENTS:





¼ butter


3 cups flour


1 cup sugar


2 eggs


1 tsp. vanilla


3 tsps. Baking powder


1 tsp. cinnamon


1 tsp. salt


¼ tsp. nutmeg


2 cups grated coconut


1 cup Evaporated milk





METHOD:





Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and beat for 2 minutes longer. Sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add flour mixture, and coconut to butter and sugar mixture alternately with evaporated milk.





Spread evenly in greased shallow baking tin 8” x 12”. Bake at 400deg F about 30 minutes until ready.|||Schwartz do one - they call it Jamaica pepper


It's very similar to one called Allspice as well.


I used to get it from the Co-op but they shut down - probably anywhere with a good range of spices will sell it.|||it is a mixed of spices for baking, (a mix of cinnamon, nutmeg and other baking spices) it is NOT allspice. Allspice is pimento!





check your Jamaican grocer shop or order online at www.reggaetreats.com

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