INCREDIBLE COCONUT CAKE
I found this coconut cake recipe in a newspaper many years ago and modified it to suit my taste. This is my all-time favorite cake, and my family and friends absolutely love it. -Lynne Bassler, Indiana, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. , Preheat oven to 325°. In another large bowl, beat sugar, butter and oil until well blended. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. , Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Stir in coconut and extracts.. , Add cream of tartar to egg whites; with clean beaters, beat on medium until stiff peaks form. Fold a fourth of the egg whites into batter, then fold in remaining whites., Transfer to 3 greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and extract; beat until smooth. , Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting and sprinkle with 1/3 cup coconut. Repeat. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake; sprinkle with remaining coconut. Refrigerate for 2 hours before cutting. Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 689 calories, Fat 37g fat (21g saturated fat), Cholesterol 123mg cholesterol, Sodium 353mg sodium, Carbohydrate 85g carbohydrate (64g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
COCONUT TRIPLE LAYER CAKE
Make and share this Coconut Triple Layer Cake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Mary in LA.
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 30
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Coat 3 round cake pans (8 inch each) with the cooking spray, dust each with 1 tablespoon flour.
- Combine sifted flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
- Then add sugar, butter and oil and beat for about 5 minutes.
- Add egg whites, one at a time and then combine the milk and yogurt.
- Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture, stir in extracts.
- POUR cake batter into your prepared pans.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
- Cool in pan for another 10 minutes.
- Remove from pans.
- Make sure cake is completely cooled.
- While cake is cooking make your coconut frosting.
- Add sugar, water, cream of tartar, sprinkle of salt and egg whites together.
- Beat at high speed until stiff peaks form on top of oven in a pan and candy thermometer registers 160.
- Add extracts and beat until blended.
- Put aside.
- LEMON FILLING: Combine sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan.
- Stir in water, orange juice, rind, lemon juice, and egg yolks.
- Bring it to a boil over medium to high heat.
- Cook until it thickens, stirring constantly so it won't burn.
- Remove from heat, Stir in vanilla.
- Cover and put it on cake after it gets cooled.
- Place 1 cake layer on a plate, that will be the bottom one.
- Spread a thin layer of lemon filling on top of cake.
- Put your second layer of cake on top of that.
- And then spread another thin layer of lemon filling on top of that.
- Then you put the last layer on top of the cake.
- Then you spread the coconut frosting on the very top of the cake.
- Spread the frosting on sides of the cake.
- Sprinkle top of cake the coconut flakes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 362.9, Fat 6.5, SaturatedFat 3.5, Cholesterol 34.5, Sodium 163.5, Carbohydrate 71, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 45.2, Protein 5.5
LOW-FAT COCONUT TRIPLE LAYER CAKE
This is a Cooking Light recipe from a long time ago. I don't usually go out of my way to cook low-fat recipes, but this one had been rated outstanding, so I gave it a try - and it really is good!
Provided by Pinay0618
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Coat 3 (8-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray; dust with 1 tablespoon flour.
- Lightly spoon sifted flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine sifted flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Combine sugar, butter, and oil in a large bowl, and beat at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended (about 5 minutes). Add egg whites, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the milk and yogurt. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in extracts.
- Pour cake batter into prepared pans. Sharply tap cake pans once on countertop to remove air bubbles. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes on wire racks, and remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks.
- To make frosting: Combine first 5 ingredients in top of a double boiler; place egg white mixture over barely simmering water in bottom of double boiler on cooktop. Beat at high speed of a hand-held mixer until stiff peaks form and candy thermometer registers 160°. Add extracts; beat until blended.
- Place 1 cake layer on a plate; spread with 2/3 cup Fluffy Coconut Frosting, and top with another cake layer. Spread with 2/3 cup frosting, and top with the remaining cake layer. Spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides of the cake. Sprinkle top of cake with coconut. Store cake loosely covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 321.5, Fat 5.9, SaturatedFat 3.3, Cholesterol 8.3, Sodium 271.1, Carbohydrate 62.2, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 38.2, Protein 5.1
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