Coconut Macroon Cake From Scratch Recipes

MACAROON CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat egg white (reserve the egg yolk for the cake batter) until soft peaks form. Gradually add the sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Fold in the coconut, flour and vanilla. Set aside.
• In large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda.
• In a separate bowl mix together the sour cream, eggs, egg yolk, vanilla and shortening. Add to the dry ingredients, along with the water and mix to combine.
• Prepare a bundt pan by greasing the inside with a thin layer of shortening, and then a thin layer of flour. Pour half of the cake batter into the pan and smooth into an even layer.
• Spoon the coconut macaroon filling into a line in around the center of the batter. Spoon remaining batter on top, covering all of the coconut filling.
• Bake at 350° F for 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
• Add butter, milk and cocoa powder to a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a low boil and then remove from heat.
• Stir in 2 cups of powdered sugar and mix until smooth. Spoon glaze over cake.

EASY COCONUT MACAROON CAKE

Steps:

• Sift dry ingredients together.
• In large bowl, with electric mixer, beat butter until creamy.
• Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
• With mixer on "cream", add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add almond extract.
• Stir in coconut.
• Turn into greased 10" tube pan or bundt pan.
• Bake one hour at 325.
• Cool 30 min before removing from pan.
• This cake can be frozen.

CHOCOLATE MACAROON TUNNEL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray your bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Prepare cake mix as per box instructions. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, with a fork quickly mix egg whites. Add the sugar and vanilla and mix again. Stir in coconut and flour.
• Pour about ½ of the cake mix into your bundt pan. (see photo in blog post) Now spoon filling in a "tunnel" on top of the batter. Be careful not to let the filling touch the pan. Now pour and evenly cover the tunnel with the rest of the batter.
• Bake the cake for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for 20-30 minutes and turn onto a plate to cool the rest of the way.
• Drizzle with frosting if you desire.

COCONUT MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, combine sugar, coconut, 3 egg whites, vanilla, and salt. Using your hands, mix well, completely combining ingredients. The additional egg white may be added, a little at a time, if the mixture is dry and doesn't hold together.
• Use a small ice cream scoop or 2 tablespoons to form mounds; place on prepared baking sheet, spacing about 1 inch apart. Dampen your hands with water if necessary, and pinch mounds to create a pyramid shape.
• Bake until golden brown, rotating halfway through, 16 to 17 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.

CHOCOLATE MACAROON CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Generously grease and lightly flour shaped (12-cup) Bundt® pan and bottom of Bundt® Tunnel Insert, or spray with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in 1/2 cup coconut. Pour batter into pan. Place tunnel insert on center of Bundt pan.
• Bake 38 to 44 minutes or until toothpick inserted toward center comes out clean. Using sharp or serrated knife, immediately cut off excess cake across top of Bundt and tunnel insert pans. Carefully loosen tunnel insert; remove. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack, placing cake tunnel side down. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• While cake is cooling, in medium bowl, mix filling ingredients; set aside.
• When cake is cool, turn cake over and spoon macaroon filling into tunnel. Place cake filled side down on serving plate. Refrigerate about 10 minutes or until filling is set. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired. Store covered in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE MACAROON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch bundt pan.
• To Make Filling: Beat egg white with 1 teaspoon vanilla until soft mounds form. Add 1/2 cup sugar gradually, beating until stiff peaks form. Stir in coconut and 1 tablespoon flour. Set filling aside.
• Dissolve the cocoa in the hot coffee. Separate the three eggs, setting the yolks aside. Beat the egg whites until soft mounds form. Gradually beat in 1/2 cup sugar until meringue stands in medium-stiff peaks.
• Combine the sour cream and the baking soda. Beat remaining 1 1/4 cups of the sugar, shortening, egg yolks, salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 of the of the cocoa mixture until light and creamy, about 4 minutes. Stir in 2 cups flour, the sour cream mixture, and the remaining cocoa mixture; blend well.
• Fold about 1/3 of the beaten egg whites into the batter to lighten it; gently fold in remaining egg whites.
• Turn 1/2 of the chocolate batter into the prepared pan. Place 1/2 of the coconut mixture on top. Cover with the remaining chocolate batter, then the remaining coconut mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 55 to 65 minutes. Let cake cool completely before removing from pan and icing.
• To Make Icing: Combine 2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa powder; transfer to a saucepan. Add butter, corn syrup, and milk. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring frequently, and let boil for 1 minute. Do not overcook! Remove from heat, let cool, and stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat icing until it is at a soft, spreading consistency; glaze cake.

FIRST-PLACE COCONUT MACAROONS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the coconut, sugar, flour and salt. Add egg whites and vanilla; mix well., Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

COCONUT MACAROONS III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, coconut and salt. Stir in the sweetened condensed milk and vanilla using your hands until well blended. Use an ice cream scoop to drop dough onto the prepared cookie sheets. Cookies should be about golf ball size.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until coconut is toasted.

CHOCOLATE MACAROON TUNNEL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, blend together the shortening, 1 3/4 cups white sugar, egg yolk and vanilla until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time using an electric mixer. Combine 2 cups flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; stir into the egg mixture alternately with the sour cream and water. Pour batter into the prepared Bundt pan.
• In a separate bowl with clean beaters, whip the egg white until soft peaks form. Gradually sprinkle in 1/4 cup white sugar while continuing to whip to firm peaks. Fold in the coconut, 1 tablespoon of flour and 1 teaspoon of vanilla by hand using a spatula or wooden spoon. Drop this mixture by teaspoonfuls over the chocolate batter in the pan. Be careful not to let the filling touch the sides of the pan.
• Bake for 55 to 65 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes in the pan, then invert onto a wire rack to allow the cake to cool completely. Remove cake from pan, and drizzle with vanilla glaze.
• To make vanilla glaze, mix together the confectioners' sugar, butter and milk in a small bowl, gradually adding milk until the mixture is thick but pourable. Drizzle over cooled cake.