Cream of Coconut Cake With Chocolate-Coconut Glaze
One 15-ounce can of cream of coconut is just enough to make this simple, rich cake and glaze. Use coconut extract in the cake if you like a strong coconut flavor, or leave it out if you want a more subtly perfumed coconut cake. From the cookbook Cake Keeper Cakes by Lauren Chattman; posted at iVillage.com.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1 1⁄4
- 1 1⁄2teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄4teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4
- 1 1⁄2cups sugar
- 5large eggs
- 1teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1⁄4teaspoon coconut extract (optional)
- 1 1⁄2
- 3tablespoons unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa powder
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DIRECTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9-inch round cake pan and dust with flour.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Combine the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl and cream with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl once or twice as necessary.
- With the mixer on medium-low speed, add the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Stir in the vanilla and coconut extract (if you are adding it).
- Turn the mixer to low speed and add half of the flour mixture. Stir in 1/2 the cream of coconut. Stir in the remaining flour mixture until just combined.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a rubber spatula. Bake until the cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Let the cake cool in the pan for about 10 minutes; invert it onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Make the glaze: Whisk together the remaining cream of coconut and cocoa until smooth. Place the cake, still on the rack, on a rimmed baking sheet. Pour the glaze over the cake, letting it drip down the sides.
- Store uneaten cake in a cake keeper or wrap in plastic and store at room temperature for up to 2 days.
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