Best Raspberry Coconut Chocolate Cake With Marbled Fondant Recipes

CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH RASPBERRY & COCONUT FILLING

Steps:

• Chocolate Layer Cake In a large bowl beat margarine at medium speed until creamy.
• Gradually add sugar and beat until fluffy.
• Add egg whites and whole egg one at a time and mix well.
• In a separate container combine buttermilk and water.
• In a small bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder, stir to mix.
• With mixer at medium speed add flour mixture alternating with buttermilk/water to the margarine mixture.
• Add vanilla extract and mix in well.
• Lightly coat 2 8-inch cake pans with vegetable spray and pour batter evenly into both pans.
• Bake at 350F for 22-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool in wire rack 10 minutes.
• Remove from pans and continue to cool.
• Raspberry Coconut Filling Empty jar of raspberry preserves in a medium meshed strainer.
• Using the back of a spoon press out the"jelly" and retain the seeds.
• Mix the"jelly" with the coconut, coconut extract, and orange rind.
• Add about 1-2 T of the seeds back into the jelly mixture.
• (this is optional if you don't care for seeds).
• When cake is completely cooled spread a layer of the filling just to about 1/2" from the cakes edge.
• Set aside remaining filling.
• Sprinkle a layer of coconut flakes on top of the filling.
• Add top layer of cake.
• Frosting (Use a large double boiler as this recipe makes 4 cups) Fill the bottom of the double boiler with water and set to boil.
• Combine the first 4 ingredients in the TOP of the double boiler.
• Beat with an electric hand mixer at medium speed just to blend ingredients.
• Place top over boiling water and beat constantly at high speed for about 9 minutes, or until stiff peaks form.
• Remove from heat.
• Add vanilla and coconut extracts and mix for 1 additional minute.
• It should be at a spreading consistency now, if not continue to beat.
• Spread over top of cake and lightly sprinkle with coconut flakes (lightly toasted is nice also).
• Mix enough of the coconut flakes with the remaining filling so that you can press to"stick" it to the side of cake.

RASPBERRY COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake batter according to package directions; fold in 2/3 cup coconut. Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , In a microwave, melt white chocolate and cream at 70% power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth.Cool to room temperature. , In a small bowl, combine jam and 1 cup coconut. Spread over one cake layer; top with second layer. , In a small bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until smooth. gradually beat in white chocolate mixture. Spread over top and sides of cake. Toast remaining coconut; press over top and sides of cake.

CHOCOLATE-RASPBERRY MARBLE CAKE

Steps:

• Beat margarine, sugar, and vanilla until frothy. Add eggs one at a time.
• With a wooden spoon, incorporate flour and baking powder alternating with the buttermilk.
• Mash raspberries through a sieve, collecting the juices. Throw away seeds.
• Divide dough in three different bowls. Mix in food colouring to one of the bowls. Mix cocoa with milk and add to another bowl. You should now have a bowl of each plain, pink, and brown dough.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Using a tablespoon alternate colours, dropping them by the spoonful on the bottom of a spring-form pan. Pour raspberry coulis into the joints where the colours meet. With a fine stick or knife "stir" minimally to give a marbled effect.
• Bake 1 hour. Wait 5 minutes before turning over on a wire rack to cool.

CHOCOLATE-RASPBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat three 8-by-2-inch round cake pans with cooking spray. Line bottoms with parchment. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. In another large bowl, beat butter with sugar on high speed until light and fluffy, 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in liqueur. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture in three batches, alternating with buttermilk in two batches. Beat to combine, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Beat in melted chocolate.
• Divide batter evenly among prepared pans, smoothing tops with an offset spatula. Bake, rotating pans halfway through front to back and top to bottom, until a tester inserted in centers comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Let cakes cool in pans on a wire rack 10 minutes. Run a small sharp knife around edges, then invert onto rack. Remove parchment and let cool completely, about 25 minutes. With a serrated knife, trim tops of cakes so they're level.
• Filling: While cakes are baking, stir together 3 cups raspberries, sugar, salt, and lemon juice in a medium saucepan. Cook over high, stirring frequently and mashing with the back of a spoon, until mixture comes to a boil, 2 minutes. Continue to cook, stirring, until mixture thickens and clings to spoon, 7 to 8 minutes more. (You should have 1 1/3 cups.) Let cool 30 minutes. Stir in 2 cups raspberries, reserving remainder.
• Spread half of filling over one cake. Top with second layer; spread remaining filling over top. Top with final layer, cut-side down. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour and up to overnight. Spread frosting over top and sides of cake. Garnish with remaining raspberries.