Coconut Cream Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
-
Cake
- 2 cups sugar
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
- 5 eggs
- 2 1⁄2 cups shredded unsweetened coconut
-
Icing
- 1 lb confectioners' sugar
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons low-fat milk (optional)
- 1 1⁄2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
directions
- Preheat oven to 350º. Grease and flour three 8" round cake pans. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
- Sift flour and baking soda into mixture and mix well. Add vanilla, buttermilk, and oil; mix until smooth.
- Separate eggs, placing whites in another bowl. Mix yolks into cake batter one at a time until batter is smooth.
- Whisk egg whites into stiff (but not dry) peaks: gently fold into batter until fully incorporated.
- Fold in 1 1/2 cups of coconut.
- Divide batter among 3 cake pans. Place on middle rack and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown; a toothpick inserted in center should come out dry. Remove pans from oven and let cakes cool.
- lcing: In a large bowl, beat sugar and butter. Add cream cheese and mix unti1 smooth and fluffy. If icing is too thick, add a littie milk until consistency is spreadable.
- When cakes have cooled, remove from pans and place one layer on cake plate. Spread 1/3 of icing on the layer. Place another layer on top. Spread another 1/3 of icing on second layer and top with last layer.
- Spread remaining icing on the top and sides of cake.
- Sprinkle on pecans and remaining cup of coconut.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Nancy G.
Chesapeake, VA
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