Coconut Cake with Cream

Name: Coconut Cake with Cream
Total time: P1H30M
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: butter; sugar; eggs; cake flour; baking powder; salt; coconut milk; vanilla extract; coconut; whipped cream

Submitted by lindaree

This cake was to die for. My mom made it for my birthday, and everyone absolutely loved it. The cake was moist and just delicious. Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe :)

YIELD

16 servings

PREP

20 min

COOK

25 min

READY

90 min

Ingredients

CUP BUTTER
or margarine

1 ½

CUPS SUGAR

LARGE EGGS
separated

CUPS CAKE FLOUR
sifted

TABLESPOON BAKING POWDER

TEASPOON SALT

CUP COCONUT MILK

TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT
pure

1 ¾

CUPS COCONUT
freshly grated *

X WHIPPED CREAM
sweetened or whipped topping *

Directions

Cream butter until light and fluffy; gradually add sugar and cream until very light.
Beat egg yolks until lemon-colored; add to butter mixture, blending well.
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed flour mixture.
Add vanilla; stir in ¾ cup grated coconut.
Beat egg whites until stiff; gently fold into cake batter.
Turn batter into 2 greased, floured 9-inch layer pans; bake in preheated 350℉ (180℃) F oven 25 minutes, or until cake tester or wood pick inserted near center comes out dry.
Cool in pans 15 minutes.
Loosen and invert on rack to cool completely.
Frost with whipped cream; sprinkle remaining grated coconut over top and sides of cake.