Rogenes Coconut Cake With Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

ROGENE'S COCONUT CAKE WITH COCONUT CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Blend cake mix, pudding mix, water, eggs and oil in large bowl.
• Beat for 4 minutes at medium speed.
• Stir in coconut and nuts.
• Pour into 3 greased and floured 9" cake pans.
• Bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees.
• To make the frosting: Melt 2 tbsp butter in skillet, add coconut stirring constantly over low heat until golden brown.
• Spread coconut on papertowels to cool.
• Cream the other 2 tbsp butter with cream cheese, add milk, beat in powdered sugar, gradually.
• Blend in vanilla.
• Stir in 1 3/4 cup coconut.
• Frost the cake and top with remaining coconut.

COCONUT-CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Beat the cream cheese and butter in a mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar, one cup at a time, alternating with heavy cream. Beat in the salt, coconut flavoring, and vanilla extract. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and spreadable. Add additional confectioners' sugar if necessary to thicken the frosting, or more cream to thin. Stir in the coconut. If desired, spoon toasted coconut evenly over frosted cake.

ROGENE'S COCONUT CREAM DESSERT

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour and sugar; cut in butter until crumbly.
• Stir in the pecans. Press into a greased 13x9x2 in baking dish. Bake at 325 deg for 20-25 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
• In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
• Fold in 1 cup whipped topping and spread over the crust.
• In a bowl, whisk milk and pudding mixes for 2 minutes; let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set.
• Spread over cream chsse mixture. Top with remaining whipped topping.
• Sprinkle with coconut. Refrigerate overnight.

COCONUT CAKE / CREAM CHEESE COCONUT FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Grease and flour one 9 x 13 pan.
• 2. Combine in large mixing bowl, cake mix, eggs, extract vegetable oil, coconut milk and sour cream; beat with electric mixer for 4 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• 3. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake completely before frosting.
• 4. Frosting: Combine cream cheese, butter, vanilla, Coconut extract if using, coconut milk and sifted powdered sugar and beat with electric mixer until smooth. (Makes enough frosting to generously frost one 9 x 13 x 2-inch cake or one 2-layer cake.)