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Coconut Cream Cake with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting
Coconut Cream Cake with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting is super moist and delicious with the best coconut cream cheese frosting! This cake will be devoured and loved by all!
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 30m⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 1h👤 The Recipe Critic📖 therecipecritic
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●measuring cup
- ●baking sheet
📝 Preparation Steps
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Cake Instructions
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Preheat oven to 315 degrees. Prepare two 8 inch cake pans by spraying with cooking spray and dusting with flour. You can add a parchment round as well for easier release from the pan.
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On medium speed, beat together butter, sugar, cream of coconut, and egg yolks until fluffy.
butter (softened)1 cupbuttermilk1 cupcup butter (softened)1/2cream of coconut (Coco Lopez is the one I used.. it can be found by the drink mixers at your grocery store)1 cup
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In another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
baking powder1 teaspoon
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In a liquid measuring cup, measure out the buttermilk and add the coconut extract.
butter (softened)1 cupbuttermilk1 cupmilk (as needed)coconut extract1 teaspoon
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Add the dry ingredients and the buttermilk to the butter and sugar mixture, alternating between the buttermilk and dry ingredients. Scrape down the bowl and mix again briefly.
butter (softened)1 cupbuttermilk1 cupmilk (as needed)cup butter (softened)1/2
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In a clean bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gently fold egg whites into the cake batter.
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Separate the batter equally into the two pans.
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Bake for ⏱️ 50 minutes. Test the center for doneness. This can be done with a toothpick inserted into the center to see if it comes out clean, or you can gently press your fingertips against the center of the cake. If it is done, the top will spring back. If it needs more time, add ⏱️ 10 minutes and check again until done.
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Remove from oven and place on a cooling rack.
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OPTIONAL: If you would like to add extra moistness to your cake, while the cake is still hot use a pastry brush to brush the remaining cream of coconut (should be about ½ a cup) over the tops of the cake.
cream of coconut (Coco Lopez is the one I used.. it can be found by the drink mixers at your grocery store)1 cup
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Once cooled, wrap the cakes in plastic wrap and store them in the fridge overnight, or at least ⏱️ 4 hours.
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Frosting Instructions
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Beat together butter, cream cheese, and coconut extract until smooth and fluffy.
butter (softened)1 cupbuttermilk1 cupcup butter (softened)1/2coconut extract1 teaspoon
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Add half of the powdered sugar and mix at low speed for ⏱️ 1 minute. Add the rest of the powdered sugar and mix on low until all the sugar has been incorporated. Bring the speed up to medium and beat for ⏱️ 3 minutes until smooth. If the icing seems too stiff, add milk one tablespoon at a time until it has reached the desired consistency. Don’t let it get soupy! You will want the icing fairly stiff to still be able to frost the cake.
buttermilk1 cupmilk (as needed)
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Frost your cake, using icing between the one or two layers (depending on how many layers you make).
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Toasted Coconut
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread about 1-1 ½ cups of sweetened coconut flakes on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
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Bake for about ⏱️ 8-10 minutes, stirring every couple of minutes.
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Allow cooling. Press the toasted flakes around the entire freshly iced cake.
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Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
calories
870 kcal
fat Content
45 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
72 g
sodium Content
809 mg
protein Content
13 g
cholesterol Content
204 mg
carbohydrate Content
104 g
saturated Fat Content
29 g
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