Directions
- Combine baking flour, brown sugar, Anchor Milk Powder, grated coconut, raisins, baking powder and mixed spice in a large bowl.
- Whisk eggs, add water, vanilla and melted margarine.
- Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add the liquid.
- Lightly mix until the liquid is absorbed.
- Scrape the batter into a greased baking tin and put to bake in a pre-heated oven 180°C (350°F) for about 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and put to cool before slicing.
Toto is essentially a coconut cake, which is a traditional Jamaican dessert. Its roots go back to the colonial era, when our ancestors often only had coconut molasses and flour to put together a meal. While the basis for this dessert remains the same, there are a few added ingredients today which have helped seal its place as a permanent fixture of Jamaican family events.
