FRESH COCONUT CAKE
Categories Cake Dairy Egg Dessert Bake Valentine's Day Kid-Friendly Mother's Day Coconut Winter Shower Gourmet Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher Small Plates
Yield Serves 8 to 10
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Make cake layers:
- Bring milk just to a boil in a small heavy saucepan. Remove from heat and stir in coconut. Cover and let stand 30 minutes. Purée in a blender.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 2 (9- by 2-inch) round cake pans and dust with flour, knocking out excess.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in whites, vanilla, and almond extract until light and fluffy again, about 2 minutes. Add half of flour mixture and beat on low speed just until blended. Beat in coconut-milk mixture, then remaining flour mixture, just until blended.
- Divide batter evenly between cake pans. Bake in middle of oven until golden and a tester comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool layers in pans on racks 5 minutes. Run a thin knife around edges of pans, then invert layers onto racks to cool completely.
- Make frosting:
- Heat whites, sugar, water, corn syrup, and cream of tartar in a large metal bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, whisking, until mixture is warm and sugar is dissolved. Beat mixture, still over heat, with a handheld electric mixer on high speed until thick and fluffy, about 7 minutes. (Depending on mixer and weather, this may take longer.) Remove frosting from heat. Add vanilla and beat until cool and spreadable.
- Assemble cake:
- Brush any loose crumbs from layers and put 1 layer upside down on a serving plate. Spread with about 1 1/4 cups of frosting and sprinkle with ‚ cup coconut. Place other layer on top, right side up. Frost top and sides of cake (you may have some frosting left over) and sprinkle with remaining coconut.
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RS Raj
[email protected]This cake is a must-try for any coconut lover!
Y. KH
[email protected]I highly recommend this cake to anyone who loves coconut!
Kenneth Fontenot
[email protected]This cake is perfect for any occasion!
Sarfraz Farheen
[email protected]I've made this cake several times and it's always a hit!
Rosemary Odonaka
[email protected]This cake is so easy to make and it's always a crowd-pleaser!
Mir Dattu
[email protected]The frosting on this cake is the perfect balance of sweet and tangy.
Sthandiwe Nkosi
[email protected]This cake is so moist and fluffy, it's like eating a cloud!
Markus Fred
[email protected]I love the combination of coconut and pineapple in this cake!
Hoorain Hayat khan
[email protected]This cake is the perfect dessert for a summer party!
Shanny Kurt
[email protected]I'm not a baker, but this cake was so easy to make! It turned out beautifully and tasted even better.
KoFGAMINGS KoFGAMINGS
[email protected]This cake was very moist and flavorful, but the frosting was a bit too runny for my taste.
Saad_18
[email protected]I made this cake exactly as the recipe said and it turned out perfectly! The only thing I would change is to add a bit more frosting.
Hassan Kassim
[email protected]This cake was a bit too sweet for my taste, but it was still very good.
Emmagrace Shiloh
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of coconut, but this cake was surprisingly good! The frosting was the perfect balance of sweet and tangy.
Julie Matz
[email protected]My family loved this cake! It was the perfect dessert for a special occasion.
Garvel Pearl
[email protected]This cake is so easy to make and it tastes amazing! I will definitely be making it again and again.
Treasures Dumas
[email protected]I made this cake for a party and it was a huge success! Everyone loved it and asked for the recipe.
Christopher Manning
[email protected]This coconut cake was a hit! It was moist and flavorful, and the frosting was the perfect complement. I will definitely be making this again.