FLUFFY COCONUT CAKE

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



Fluffy Coconut Cake image

From Chatelaine magazine. It's the coconut milk in this cake that keeps it moist. To be frosted with Recipe #216003.

Provided by Poutine

Categories     Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 10 wedges

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup unsweetened coconut
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup unsweetened coconut milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven at 350°. Lightly butter two 9-inch round cake pans. Line bottoms with a circle of lightly buttered waxed paper. In a bowl, using a fork, stir flour with coconut,baking powder and salt.
  • Using an electric mixer, beat butter with sugar until light,occasionally scraping the side of the bowl, 3 minutes. Beat eggs,once at a time,until evenly mixed,then beat in vanilla. With mixer on low,add flour mixture in 2 parts,altering with coconut milk.
  • Divide batter between prepared pans. Smooth tops. Bake in centre of preheated oven until cake tester inserted into centre of cakes comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.Remove pans to racks. Cool 10 minutes, then turn cakes out onto racks. Turn top side down so cakes will be flat, for easy icing. Cool.
  • Fill and frost with white chocolate and cream cheese icing, Recipe #216003.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 571.3, Fat 35.1, SaturatedFat 26.5, Cholesterol 100, Sodium 376.4, Carbohydrate 60.4, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 32, Protein 7.3

There are no comments yet!

Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »

    #60-minutes-or-less     #time-to-make     #course     #main-ingredient     #cuisine     #preparation     #occasion     #north-american     #desserts     #eggs-dairy     #fruit     #oven     #dinner-party     #holiday-event     #cakes     #easter     #nuts     #eggs     #coconut     #brunch     #taste-mood     #sweet     #equipment