Coconut Layer Cake
Coconut Layer Cake

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Coconut Layer Cake is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Coconut Layer Cake is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

This perfect coconut cake sets the bar for homemade cakes everywhere. For the coconut lover, a teetering creation of tender sour-cream cake, coconut filling, and piles of This recipe yields a six-layer cake. This impressive and wonderfully moist layer cake is less sweet than the usual coconut affair, thanks to a tangy cream cheese frosting on top and dose of orange juice in the batter.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook coconut layer cake using 19 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Coconut Layer Cake:
  1. Prepare Cake
  2. Get 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter at room temperature
  3. Make ready 24 oz unsweetened flaked coconut
  4. Take 2 1/4 cup cake flour
  5. Make ready 2 tsp baking powder
  6. Make ready 1/2 tsp baking soda
  7. Take 1/4 cup virgin coconut oil
  8. Get 1 1/2 cup sugar
  9. Get 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  10. Make ready 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
  11. Get 3 large eggs
  12. Make ready 1 1/4 cup buttermilk
  13. Take Frosting
  14. Take 2 cup sugar
  15. Get 3 tbsp honey
  16. Make ready 6 large egg whites
  17. Take 1/4 tsp kosher salt + 1/8 tsp.
  18. Take 1/4 tsp cream of tartar + 1/8 tsp.
  19. Prepare 12 oz jar orange marmalade

On top is a sprinkling of shredded coconut. In short, layers upon layers of coconut flavor at every turn. A delicious and moist fresh coconut cake with fluffy frosting. This southern coconut cake is the BEST coconut cake.

Steps to make Coconut Layer Cake:
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease two 8inch round cake pans and line bottoms with parchment paper.
  2. Place 4 cups of the coconut in a blender and pulse until finely ground. Spread the ground coconut on a baking sheet. On a separate baking sheet spread the remaining coconut. Toast both sheets for 7 to 8 minutes stirring occasionally until lightly golden, let cool.
  3. Into a large bowl sift the cake flour, baking powder and baking soda. In another large bowl using an electric mixer, cream the 1 1/2 sticks of butter with the coconut oil, sugar, salt and cardamom at medium-high speed until light about 3 minutes. Beat in the ground toasted coconut. Beat the 3 eggs, one at a time until incorporated. At low speed beat in the flour mixture and Buttermilk in 3 alternating batches, starting and ending with the flour.
  4. Divide the batter evenly between the 2 pans. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes until the cakes are deep golden and springy. Transfer the cakes out and peel off parchment. Cut each cake in half horizon tally to create 4 layers.
  5. Frosting: In a large saucepan, boil the sugar, honey and 3/4 cup of water over moderately high heat until the syrup registers 240°F. Meanwhile, in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk, beat the egg whites at medium speed until foamy, beat in salt and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. With the mixer on, drizzle the hot syrup down the side of the bowl. Once all the syrup is added, beat the frosting at high speed until shiny and thick (11 minutes). Let cool.
  6. Set a cake layer cut side up on a plate. Spread one third of the marmalade over the top then spread with 1/2 cup of the frosting, repeat with 2 more cake layers. Top with the last layer. Coat the cake with the remaining frosting. Cover with the toasted coconut.

It has light and tender coconut cake layers, a creamy coconut filling, and coconut cream cheese frosting. Towering Coconut Layer Cake Recipe This cake couldn't be more traditional: four layers of rum-brushed yellow cake filled and frosted with a light and airy, coconut-scented meringue-buttercream. Spread one round cake layer with coconut frosting, then place second cake on top of it. Frost top and sides of cake, then sprinkle all over with coconut and press coconut onto sides. Place top cake layer over bottom layer.

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