Cream fat, sugar, vanillin sugar and salt. Stir in eggs bit by bit. Add grated coconut and milk. Mix flour and baking powder and stir into the dough by the spoonful.
Grease a box mould (1 1/2 litre capacity, approx. 25 cm long) and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Pour in the dough, smooth it down and bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/ gas: level 2) for about 50 minutes.
Let the finished cake rest for about 10 minutes. Then remove from the mould and allow to cool on a cake rack. Place the cake glaze in hot water for about 10 minutes. Cover the cake with it. Sprinkle with coconut chips and let dry.
Results in about 16 slices.