Best Homemade Coconut Extract Recipes
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.
HOMEMADE COCONUT EXTRACT
I am tired of wasting money on store bought pure extracts, so I have been researching different extract recipes. Even though there are very good recipe's for Vanilla extract on here, I wasn't able to find others. I am also aware that it's easy to substitute ingredients to make them, sometimes I like to look at its own...
Provided by Dawna Granger
Categories Other Sauces
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- 1. Place 1/3 cup coconut into a 1-cup glass jar with lid and pour the vodka over it. Seal and shake to combine.
- 2. Place in a cool, dark place for 5 to 7 days, shaking to combine every day.
- 3. Return the vodka to a clean jar or to it's original bottle and store in a cool place for up to a year. Reserve remaining coconut for another use.
- 4. SIDE NOTE: To open a coconut Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place coconut onto a folded towel set down in a large bowl. Find the three(3) eyes on one end of the coconut and using a nail or a screwdriver and hammer or meat mallet, hammer holes into two (2) of the eyes. Turn the coconut upside down over a container and drain the water from the coconut. Store the water in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week. Place the coconut onto a 1/2 sheet pan and back for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven. The coconut should have cracked in several places. Using an oyster knife or other dull blade, separate the hard shell from the brown husk. Using a serrated vegetable peeler or knife, peel the brown husk from the coconut meat. Rinse coconut meat under cool water and pat dry. Break the meat into 2 to 3 inch pieces. With a grater, grate coconut.
COCONUT PIE
Steps:
- Mix flour with sugar. Cream in butter and eggs. Mix in vanilla and milk until well combined. Fold in coconut. Pour into prepared pie crust.
- Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for one hour. Cool completely before cutting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 405.1 calories, Carbohydrate 43.2 g, Cholesterol 102.7 mg, Fat 24 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 12.6 g, Sodium 263.8 mg, Sugar 30.1 g
COCONUT SIMPLE SYRUP
Use this syrup with Cheryl and Griffith Day's Coconut Cake recipe. It may also be used as a sticky coating for sugaring fruit.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Yield Makes about 1 cup
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Place sugar in a medium saucepan with 1 cup water. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring, until sugar is completely dissolved; let boil until syrup turns golden, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in coconut extract.
- Remove from heat and let cool completely. Simple syrup can be kept in an airtight container, refrigerated, for up to 2 weeks.
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