Coconut Syrup Cake Recipes

INCREDIBLE COCONUT CAKE

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.

COCONUT SYRUP

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, combine coconut cream, flaked coconut and brown sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer to a blender, and puree until smooth. Serve immediately.

COCONUT CAKE WITH COCONUT SYRUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour 2 9-inch layer pans.
• To make the cake: Mix the butter and sugar in an electric mixer until light, fluffy and a pale lemon color, about 3-5 minutes.
• Add the eggs and the egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl.
• Add 1/3 of the flour mixture, beat well and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Add 1/2 of the coconut milk, beat well.
• Add another 1/3 of the flour mixture, beat well and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Add the remaining 1/2 cup of coconut milk and the vanilla.
• Beat well.
• Add the final 1/3 of the flour mixture and beat well.
• Add the shredded coconut and mix to combine.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl (that batter is always trying to escape!) and spoon the batter into the 2 prepared pans.
• Bake until lightly golden and springy on top, about 35 minutes.
• To make the syrup: Place the coconut milk, coconut and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Lower the heat to low and cook until the sugar has melted and the mixture has thickened a bit, about 4-5 minutes.
• Cool the cakes in the pans for about 5 minutes, invert onto a rack and split each one in half with a serrated knif, so you have 4 layers.
• Prick holes in the layers with a fork and drizzle each layer with the warm coconut syrup.
• While the cakes are cooling, make (or open) your icing.
• Spread the frosting on each layer.
• Re-assemble the cake and frost the outside.
• Sprinkle all over with the shredded coconut you saved for the garnish.

COCONUT SYRUP CAKE

Steps:

• Grease a 20 cm pan, line the base with greaseproof paper.
• Using a beater, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat the eggs one at a time.
• Stir in coconut, sifted flour.
• Spread mixture into prepared pan.
• Bake in a moderate oven of 180°C for 30-40 minutes.
• Pour hot syrup over cake, cool in pan.
• Lemon syrup: Combine all ingredients in saucepan, stir over low heat without boiling until sugar has dissolved.
• Bring to the boil then simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes.
• Strain syrup.

COCONUT SIMPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine 1 1/2cups water and the sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir in the coconut, remove from the heat and let sit for at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours.
• Strain the liquid into a clean saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until the mixture is slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. Let cool.

COCONUT & RASPBERRY SYRUP CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and line a 28cm springform cake tin.
• Preheat the oven to 170°C.
• In a mixer, whisk the butter, sugar and lemon zest until pale and light.
• Add the eggs one by one, beating well after each is added.
• Sift the flour and baking powder and add to the butter mixture. Fold in the coconut and the sour cream.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 35 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
• Cool the cake completely and then store in an airtight container.
• Raspberry Syrup:.
• Combine the sugar, vanilla bean, lemon juice and water in a heavy-based sauce-pan. Over a high heat, bring to the boil without stirring.
• Continue to boil the sugar till the large bubbles have reduced to tiny bubbles (about 10 minutes). Add the raspberries and stir rapidly until combined. Bring the syrup back to the boil and then simmer for 5 minutes.
• Allow the syrup to cool then pour into an airtight container until ready to use. Pour over the cake at the last minute.

COCONUT SIMPLE SYRUP

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.

COCONUT SYRUP CAKE

Steps:

• Melt milk and butter together in a saucepan over low heat.
• In a bowl mix in sugar and eggs, baking powder, and milk mixture.
• Mix in coconut and flour until thick and creamy.
• Transfer mixture into a greased rectangular tray about 5 cm deep.
• Bake at 180°C for about 40 minutes.
• Timings may vary.
• Cut into square slices whilst still in tray and pour over syrup.
• SYRUP--Boil for approximately 20 minutes and pour on top of cake while still hot.
• Let the cake sit until cooled before eating.
• Cake may appear as though it is over saturated but this is the way the cake is meant to be.
• When cake is cooled the syrup becomes absorbed by the cake.