OLD FASHIONED COCONUT CAKE RECIPE Ingredients :
3 cups flour (1/2 all-purpose, 1/2 cake flour)2 1/4 cups sugar4 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp salt5 lg egg whites1/2 cup milk1 TBL natural coconut flavor (if you can’t find this in your local store, 1 cup unsalted butter, softened but not melted1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
Directions :Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour two 8 or 9-inch cake pans. (Lining with parchment can make removing the cakes easier, but I never have a problem in this dry climate.Whisk the egg whites, milk and coconut flavoring until just frothy. Set aside.In a mixer bowl, add the flours, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix with a whisk. Add the butter and coconut milk and mix on low with a paddle attachment just until moistened, then beat on medium for two minutes.Add the egg white mixture in a few additions, mixing just until incorporated.Pour the thick batter into the prepared pans. I use a small postal scale to weigh them out so that I divide it evenly. Bake for 36 to 40 minutes, then test with a toothpick to see if it comes out clean. Add two minutes more if it comes out wet.Remove from the oven and let cool for about 10 minutes, then remove from pans and cool completely on a rack.While the cakes are cooling, use the warm oven to toast your coconut. Simply sprinkle the coconut on a cookie sheet in a thin layer and set it in the oven at 350 F for about two minutes. Stir the flakes and watch them for another two minutes or so. When they’ve toasted to golden, remove and cool.Coconut Icing and FillingIcing the entire cake in cream cheese frosting or buttercream would make for a really heavy cake. Most coconut cake recipes call for dividing the cake into four layers, and using a simple whipped cream filling, while icing the outside with buttercream. I’ve done a mix of both.Icing8 oz. cream cheese, softened1/2 cup butter, softened4 cups powdered sugar1 tsp natural coconut flavorFilling1 cup of the icing from above1 cup of heavy whipping creamCream together the cream cheese and butter. Add the coconut flavor. Then add the powdered sugar, one cup at a time. I cover my mixer with a very light tea towel to avoid sugar powder spreading all over the kitchen! Once it’s smooth, add a tablespoon of the coconut milk or regular milk to achieve a spreadable consistency (I didn’t have to add any).For the filling, simply whip 1 cup of heavy whipping cream until medium peaks form, then gently blend in 1 cup of the cream cheese icing.I divided my cake layers into four pieces, using a cake leveler. I used the whipped cream between each layer, then iced the outside of the cake with the cream cheese frosting. Lastly, I sprinkled the toasted coconut, using my palm to “bounce” the flakes onto the sides of the cake.
Ingredients :
Directions :
3 cups flour (1/2 all-purpose, 1/2 cake flour)
2 1/4 cups sugar
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
5 lg egg whites
1/2 cup milk
1 TBL natural coconut flavor (if you can’t find this in your local store,
1 cup unsalted butter, softened but not melted
1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour two 8 or 9-inch cake pans. (Lining with parchment can make removing the cakes easier, but I never have a problem in this dry climate.
Whisk the egg whites, milk and coconut flavoring until just frothy. Set aside.
In a mixer bowl, add the flours, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix with a whisk. Add the butter and coconut milk and mix on low with a paddle attachment just until moistened, then beat on medium for two minutes.
Add the egg white mixture in a few additions, mixing just until incorporated.
Pour the thick batter into the prepared pans. I use a small postal scale to weigh them out so that I divide it evenly. Bake for 36 to 40 minutes, then test with a toothpick to see if it comes out clean. Add two minutes more if it comes out wet.
Remove from the oven and let cool for about 10 minutes, then remove from pans and cool completely on a rack.
While the cakes are cooling, use the warm oven to toast your coconut. Simply sprinkle the coconut on a cookie sheet in a thin layer and set it in the oven at 350 F for about two minutes. Stir the flakes and watch them for another two minutes or so. When they’ve toasted to golden, remove and cool.
Coconut Icing and Filling
Icing the entire cake in cream cheese frosting or buttercream would make for a really heavy cake. Most coconut cake recipes call for dividing the cake into four layers, and using a simple whipped cream filling, while icing the outside with buttercream. I’ve done a mix of both.
Icing
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp natural coconut flavor
Filling
1 cup of the icing from above
1 cup of heavy whipping cream
Cream together the cream cheese and butter. Add the coconut flavor. Then add the powdered sugar, one cup at a time. I cover my mixer with a very light tea towel to avoid sugar powder spreading all over the kitchen! Once it’s smooth, add a tablespoon of the coconut milk or regular milk to achieve a spreadable consistency (I didn’t have to add any).
For the filling, simply whip 1 cup of heavy whipping cream until medium peaks form, then gently blend in 1 cup of the cream cheese icing.
I divided my cake layers into four pieces, using a cake leveler. I used the whipped cream betwe
en each layer, then iced the outside of the cake with the cream cheese frosting. Lastly, I sprinkled the toasted coconut, using my palm to “bounce” the flakes onto the sides of the cake.