Double Coconut Cake Recipes

DOUBLE BUTTERSCOTCH COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan., In a large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, coconut milk and oil; beat on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Stir in coconut and butterscotch chips. Transfer to prepared pan., Bake until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. For glaze, in a microwave, melt butterscotch chips and cream; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cake; sprinkle with coconut.

COCONUT COCONUT MILK CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch cake pan.
• Beat sugar, butter, and egg yolks together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; add shredded coconut.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Stir creamed butter mixture, alternating with coconut milk, into flour mixture until batter is just mixed.
• Beat egg whites in a glass or metal bowl until until soft peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form soft mounds rather than a sharp peak. Fold egg whites into batter. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

DOUBLE COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven according to box instructions.
• Mix cake according to box instructions adding 1/2 tsp of coconut extract to cake ingredients.
• Bake according to pan size and cool on wire rack for 5 minutes.
• Whisk the Coconut Milk, condensed milk and remaining 1/2 tsp of coconut extract together.
• While cake is still warm, poke holes with thin bamboo skewer, or long tonged fork, in even rows across top.
• If making a layer cake poke holes in both layers. (Tips: We thought the thin bamboo skewer made the best holes. First dip skewer into coconut milk mixture to prevent cake from being pulled out of holes, then poke cake.).
• Using a liquid measuring cup slowly pour 2 cups of coconut mixture into all holes, and across the cake.
• Cover and refrigerate until completely chilled.
• Save remaining coconut sauce for pancakes, it makes a delicious syrup.
• Frost 9" by 13" cake with favorite topping or whipped cream and sprinkle with coconut flakes.
• Refrigerate.
• If making layer cake unmold carefully and, using 2 wide spatulas, transfer first layer of cake to dish.
• Frost.
• Carefully layer second cake on top.
• Frost, sprinkle with flakes and refrigerate until cake is to be served.

DOUBLE COCONUT CAKE WITH FLUFFY COCONUT FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Coat 2 (9 inch) round cake pans with cooking spray, dust with 1 tablespoon flour.
• Combine 2 1/4 cups flour, baking powder,and salt, stirring with a whisk.
• Place sugar and butter in a large bowl, beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (for about 5 minutes).
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add flour mixture and milk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Sharply tap the pans once on countertop to remove air bubbles.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• Cool in pans 10 minutes on wire racks, and remove from pans.
• Cool completely on wire racks.
• Place 1 cake layer on a plate, spread with 1 cup fluffy coconut frosting.
• Sprinkle with 1/3 cup coconut.
• Top with remaining cake layer, spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.
• Sprinkle with 1/3 cup coconut over top of cake.
• Store cake loosely covered in refrigerator.
• Fluffy coconut Frosting:.
• Place egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt in a large bowl, beat with a mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form.
• Combine sugar and water in a saucepan, bring to a boil.
• Cook, without stirring, until candy thermometer registers 238 degrees.
• Pour hot sugar syrup in a thin steam over egg whites, beating at high speed.
• Stir in extracts.