Orange Coconut Cake Recipes

ORANGE COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• For filling: In a medium bowl, beat pudding mix and next 3 ingredients with a mixer at medium speed until very thick. Tint with food coloring, if desired. Cover and refrigerate. Preheat oven to 350˚. Spray 3 (9-inch) round cake pans with nonstick baking spray with flour. For batter: In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, and extract with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. In a medium bowl, sift together cake flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add sifted flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating just until combined after each addition. In a large bowl, beat egg whites with a mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form (do not overbeat); gently fold egg whites into batter. Spoon batter into prepared pans. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans, and let cool completely on wire racks. For frosting: In a large bowl, beat butter and extract with a mixer at medium speed until creamy. Gradually add confectioners' sugar, beating until smooth. Add whipped topping, beating until combined. Spread filling between cake layers, and spread frosting on top and sides of cake. Garnish with chocolate curls, if desired. Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.

CRAN-ORANGE COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine cranberries and orange juice. Cook over medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes or until juice is absorbed. Remove from the heat. When cool enough to handle, finely chop cranberries. Place in a small bowl; add pecans, orange zest and brown sugar. Set aside., In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Fold in coconut., Spoon a third of the batter into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Spoon half of the cranberry mixture over batter. Repeat layers. Carefully spread remaining batter over cranberry mixture., Bake at 325° for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C. Grease a 12-cup (10-inch) Bundt pan or two standard loaf pans (either 9 x 13 inch pans or 8½ x 4½ inch pans for taller cakes) and set aside.
• In a medium bowl whisk together flour and baking powder. Set aside.
• In a mixer bowl fitted with whisk attachment, whisk together eggs and sugar on high speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. On low speed and with the mixer running, add oil slowly until combined. Add orange juice, zest, and vanilla extract and keep whisking slowly until combined. Add flour mixture and whisk just until combined. Don't overmix.
• Pour batter into prepared pan/pans. Bake for 50-60 minutes for the bundt pan or 40-50 minutes for the loaves or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. If the top is browning quickly while baking, cover loosely with aluminum foil. Allow cake/cakes to cool completely on a wire rack.
• Store cake in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. For the best moist texture, the cake is best served at room temperature. This cake freezes well so if you make two loaves, cover well, and freeze one of them in the freezer for up to 2 months, then thaw overnight in the fridge

ORANGE COCONUT CAKE WITH ORANGE FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine milk and coconut and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Grease and flour a 9"x5" loaf pan. In a medium bowl, combine all-purpose flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir to get well mixed. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
• Place butter and sugar in a large bowl. Beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time until combined. Add orange zest and pour in half of the coconut mixture and half of the flour. Stir to mix. Add the remaining coconut mixture and flour and stir until batter is smooth.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, remove and cool on wire rack.
• For the orange frosting, combine butter, powdered sugar, and orange juice in a medium sized bowl. Stir until it forms a spreadable consistency.
• When cake is completely cooled, spread the top of the cake with frosting. Decorate with orange wedges, if desired.

ORANGE COCONUT POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour 10-inch tube pan.
• Preheat oven 350°.
• Cream margarine, shortening, and sugar till light and fluffy, about 10 minutes.
• Beat in eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each one.
• Add extract, zest and juice; combine well.
• Alternately add flour and milk, beating well after each addition.
• Add coconut and beat 1 minute.
• Pour into prepared pan; bake 1 hour and 15 minutes till test done.
• Cool 15 minutes remove to wire rack to cool completely.

RUM-ORANGE COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Combine water & 1/2 cup sugar in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Add orange rind & cook 3 minutes. Drain well. Set orange rind aside for batter & filling. Cream butter; gradually add 2 cups of sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder & salt. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning & ending with flour mixture. Beat egg whites (at room temperature) until stiff peaks form; fold egg whites & 2 tablespoons orange rind into batter. Grease two 9" cake pans, line pans with wax paper; grease & flour wax paper. Pour batter into pans; bake at 350 for 25 -30min. Cool 10 min; remove from pans & cool completely on wire racks. Split cake layers in 1/2 horizontally to make 4 layers. Spread Orange Filling between layer; spread Rum Cream on top & sides. Sprinkle w/coconut. Chill. Orange Filling: 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup cornstarch 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in heavy saucepan; gradually stir in orange juice. Bring to a boil; cook over med heat, stirring constantly until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in butter, lemon juice, and 2 T reserved orange rind. Cool. Yield: 1-1/2 cups. Rum Cream 1 cup whipping cream 1/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons rum Beat whipping cream until soft peaks form. Add sugar and rum; beat until still peaks form. Yield: 2-1/2 cups.