Best Buttermilk Coconut Cake Recipes

COCONUT-BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 4 1/2-by-8 1/2-inch loaf pan. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, using a mixer, beat butter and granulated sugar on medium-high until light and fluffy, 8 minutes, scraping down bowl as needed. Add vanilla, then eggs, one at a time, beating well and scraping down bowl. With mixer on low, add flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with two 1/2-cup additions buttermilk, and beat until combined. With a rubber spatula, fold in 1 1/4 cups coconut.
• Transfer batter to pan and bake until a skewer inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, 60 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack set in a rimmed baking sheet, 1 hour. Remove cake from pan and let cool completely on rack. (Store at room temperature, wrapped in plastic, up to 4 days.)
• Whisk together confectioners' sugar and remaining 2 tablespoons buttermilk. Drizzle over cake and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup coconut.

BUTTERMILK-COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour two 8-inch or 9-inch round baking pans.
• Preheat oven to 375°.
• In medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• In another bowl, beat the shortening and butter with mixer for about 30 seconds, or until softened.
• Add the sugar and vanilla; beat until fluffy.
• Add sugar and vanilla; beat until fluffy.
• Add the egg whites and beat until smooth (about 2 minutes).
• Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately, beating on low speed after each addition just until mixture is combined.
• Put in prepared pans and bake at 375° for 25 to 30 minutes or until done when tested with toothpick.
• Cool on wire racks for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pans to cool completely on wire racks.
• For frosting: In small bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter until light.
• Gradually add powdered sugar, beating well.
• Beat in milk and vanilla.
• Gradually beat in 3 3/4 to 4 cups more powdered sugar until frosting is right consistency for spreading (makes 3 cups frosting) Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides.
• Sprinkle top and sides with coconut.
• Note: If you don't have buttermilk you can substitute by combining 1 tablespoon lemon juice and enough milk to make 1 cup.
• Let stand for 5 minutes.

SOUTHERN APPLE COCONUT CAKE WITH A BUTTERMILK GLAZ

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees/ 315 convection. Generously butter a 10" tube pan with a removable bottom. Line with a cutout of parchment paper and then butter again. Sprinkle with flour and remove any excess. Place the tube pan on a large cookie sheet. 2. PREPARE THE APPLES: In a large mixing bowl add the tablespoon of orange juice. Peel, core and chop the apples; toss in the orange juice. Set aside 3. MAKE THE BATTER: In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside. 4. With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the eggs, sugar, canola oil and orange juice until smooth and lighter in color; about 3 minutes. 5. Lower the speed and slowly add the flour mixture. Beat just until smooth and incorporated. 6. By hand, fold in the coconut and pecans (make sure they are cooled). Gently fold in the apples. The batter will be very thick. 7. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared tube pan and smooth the top. Bake for about 1- 1 1/2 hours or until a tester comes out clean. Remove from the pan after cooling 15 minutes. 8. MAKE THE GLAZE: While the cake is baking make the glaze. In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, melt the butter and then stir in the sugar. Whisk in the buttermilk, baking soda and vanilla and bring to a rolling boil; stirring constantly for about 1 minute. Pour the sauce over the warm cake. Let cool 1 hour before serving. NOTE: You can bake the cake 1 day in advance (store wrapped at room temperature)-- then make the glaze and pour over the cake; let stand 1 hour before serving.

MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER'S BUTTERMILK LEMON COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300. Grease and flour 3 9" cake pans. Sift together flour and salt.
• Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy.
• Beat in eggs one at a time until combined.
• Add buttermilk, soda, and flavoring.
• Add flour mixture gradually until combined. This is similar to a pound cake batter.
• Pour into cake pans at bake for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean.
• For Icing:.
• Cook sugar, milk, coconut, marshmallows over a double boiler until smooth. Note: as it is hard to find unsweeted coconut, I've used sweeted and reduced the sugar to 1/2 Cup. Fold in almond extract. Icing will be fairly runny--it's supposed to seep into the cake and run off the sides. If you want it to be thicker, add more marshmallows.
• Ice layers and top of cake while still hot. I poke holes in the layers with a toothpick so that the icing seeps down into the cake.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight. No cheating! You MUST serve it after it's been refrigerated, and serve it cold - it's best that way.
• Enjoy!

BUTTERMILK COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour two 8" cake pans. Have butter, milk and eggs at room temperature. CAKE: Lightly stir the baking soda into the buttermiik. Set aside. Cream together butter and sugar. Add 1 egg. Sift cake flour, then measure 1 1/2 c. Alternate adding cake flour and buttermilk into creamed batter. Then add vanilla. Bake approx. 20 minutes. FROSTING: In top of double boiler beat for 7 full minutes: 3/4 c. light Karo 3/4 c. sugar 3 egg whites Turn off heat. Beat in 1 tsp. vanilla. When cake is completely cool, ice bottom layer. Sprinkle on coconut. Place down 2nd layer. Ice top and all around sides. Sprinkle coconut over top and all around sides till completely covered.

COCONUT RASPBERRY BUTTERMILK CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. I use crisco to coat and flour three 8-inch-diameter cake pans.
• 2. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt in medium bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat sugar, butter and sweetened cream of coconut in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla extract. On low speed, beat in dry ingredients and then buttermilk, each just until blended. Using clean dry beaters, beat egg whites with pinch of salt in another large bowl until stiff but not dry. Fold beaten egg whites into batter.
• 3. Divide cake batter between 3 prepared pans. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 35 to 45 minutes (depending on your oven). Turn cakes out onto racks and cool completely. Place 1 cake layer on cake plate. Spread 1 cup Cream Cheese Frosting over cake layer. Sprinkle 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut over. Top with second and third cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle remaining toasted coconut over cake, gently pressing into sides to adhere.

BUTTERMILK CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH COCONUT PECAN MARMALADE

Steps:

• Butter three 8 inch cake pans thoroughly and line the base of each with baking parchment. Rub a little more butter onto the paper. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a double boiler, melt the chocolate over simmering water, stirring occasionally, and set aside to cool. Sift the flour together with the sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In the bowl of an electric mixer or with a handheld mixer, beat the butter until it is fluffy. Add the flour mixture, 3/4 cup of the buttermilk, and the vanilla and beat in thoroughly, mixing for about 2 minutes with the electric mixer. Add the melted chocolate, eggs, and the remaining 1/4 cup of the buttermilk and beat for 1 minute longer. Pour an equal amount of the cake batter into each prepared pan and bake on the center rack of the oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool the cakes in their pans for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a cake rack and finish cooling. With a soft pastry brush, brush any loose crumbs from the side edges of the cake layers.
• To make the marmalade, combine the milk, sugar, egg yolks, and butter in a medium saucepan. Over medium heat cook the mixture, stirring constantly, until it thickens, about 10 minutes. Do not let the mixture come to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the coconut and pecans. Stir together well, then let cool almost to room temperature, beating occasionally so that it does not form a crust.
• To assemble the cake, place the first layer of cake on a serving dish. Spread a layer of the marmalade on the top of the cake only, about 1/2 inch thick. Place the second layer of the cake on top of the first and spread the top of it with some of the marmalade. Finally, place the third cake layer on the top and spread a nice, thick, and slightly rounded layer of the marmalade on top of that. Cut into wedges for serving.

BUTTERMILK WHITE CAKE WITH COCONUT RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 Let eggs whites stand at room temperature 30 min. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans, set aside. In large mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Add buttermilk, shortening and vanilla; beat on low until combined. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes more, scraping bowl. Add egg whites; beat 2 minutes more. Spread in pans. Bake 25-30 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched and wooden pick inserted near centers comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely. Buttercream Frosting: In 4 quart mixing bowl beat 3/4 cup softened butter on medium until smooth. Gradually beat in 3 cups powdered sugar to combine. Beat in 1/4 cup buttermilk or milk and 2 tsp vanilla. Gradually beat in enough additional powdered sugar to make of spreading consistency.

BUTTERMILK COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Grease a 10-cup Bundt pan or tube pan. Mix 1 cup sugar, eggs, buttermilk, oil, 1 cup coconut and flavoring in large bowl. Add in flour, mixing well. Put batter in prepared pan and bake @ 350 degrees F for 1 hour. Turn cake out onto rack with waxed paper underneath to catch excess glaze.
• 2. For glaze: combine 1 cup sugar, water and 1 tsp. coconut in small saucepan. Boil 2 minutes and then pour over hot cake.