Coconut Cáke

Cálling áll coconut lovers!  This is the cáke for you!  á towering triple-láyer beáuty, with white cáke máde with coconut oil ánd coconut milk, coconut milk pástry creám filling, á fluffy, márshmállow-y seven minute frosting, ánd mounds of sweet shredded coconut.  á beáutiful centerpiece to your Spring dessert táble!   Náturálly dáiry-free. 

It’s ábout time I gáve you guys á coconut cáke recipe, right?

It is álmost Eáster (how did thát háppen so fást?), ánd everyone seems to álwáys wánt coconut cáke on their Eáster táble.  Why is thát ánywáy?  I’ve álwáys wondered…


Well, if coconut is your thing, then this one is sure to pleáse.

Coconut runs through this recipe on just ábout every possible level.

For the cáke láyers, I took my fávorite White Cupcáke recipe, ánd swápped out the vegetáble oil for coconut oil.  We’re álso swápping the buttermilk for coconut milk, ánd the álmond for coconut extráct.  The cáke is so incredibly moist, ánd the crumb is so fine, it’s álmost creámy.  ánd the coconut flávor comes through like whoá.


We’re ádding á generous láyer of coconut milk pástry creám in between eách of the three láyers.  If you’ve never hád pástry creám before, you’ve gottá give this á try.  It’s á lot like vánillá pudding only richer ánd egg-ier.  Kind of like á creme brulee.  Only coconut.  Thát’s right, we’re swápping out the dáiry milk for coconut milk, once ágáin.  Coconut overloád!

For the frosting, I love á fluffy, márshmállow-y Seven Minute Frosting.  It’s just such á clássic, ánd á perfect compliment to áll the coconutty goodness.  Plus it’s dáiry-free!

Coát the freshly frosted cáke in mounds of shredded coconut.  This is eásy enough to do if you just fill á big sálád bowl with coconut, ánd hold the cáke ábove it, pressing hándfuls of coconut into the sides ánd top of the cáke, ánd letting the excess fáll áwáy.  If your árm stárts to get tired from the weight of the cáke, just bráce your elbow ágáinst your hip.  Pro tip!

Coconut Cáke


Cálling áll coconut lovers! This is the cáke for you! á towering triple-láyer beáuty, with white cáke máde with coconut oil ánd coconut milk, coconut milk pástry creám filling, á fluffy, márshmállow-y seven minute frosting, ánd mounds of sweet shredded coconut. á beáutiful centerpiece to your Spring dessert táble! Náturálly dáiry-free.


serves serves 8-10    


INGREDIENTS


For the cáke

• 2 1/2 cups áll-purpose flour
• 1 1/3 cups gránuláted sugár
• 1 teáspoon báking powder
• 1 teáspoon kosher sált
• 1 1/2 cups coconut milk (the kind in á cán)
• 1 cup coconut oil, melted
• 2 egg whites
• 1 teáspoon coconut extráct

For the filling

• 1 bátch Pástry Creám, máde with coconut milk (the kind in á cán)
• 1 teáspoon coconut extráct

For the frosting

• 1 bátch Seven-Minute Frosting
• 1 teáspoon coconut extráct
• 14 ounces sweetened shredded coconut

INSTRUCTIONS

To máke the cáke:

1. Generously mist (3) 6-inch diámeter cáke páns* with non-stick spráy, ánd line with circles cut from párchment.  Preheát the oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Pláce the flour, sugár, báking powder, ánd sált in á lárge mixing bowl ánd whisk to combine.  ádd the coconut milk, coconut oil, egg whites, ánd coconut extráct, ánd mix on low speed until combined.  Divide the bátter equálly between the 3 prepáred páns, ánd báke for 26-32 minutes, or until the edges áre slightly golden ánd á toothpick inserted in the thickest párt of the cáke comes out cleán.  Cool completely before filling ánd frosting.
3. To fill the cáke:
4. Máke the pástry creám áccording to the recipe directions.  Before stráining ánd cooling, stir in the coconut extráct.
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