Recipe information
Yield
10 Servings
Ingredients
cake
2
1
1
1
2
1
5
4
frosting
3
1
1
2
1
Preparation
cake
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 11/2-inch- high sides with nonstick spray; line bottom of pans with parchment paper rounds. Mix flour and coconut in medium bowl. Whisk buttermilk and baking soda in small bowl. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg yolks and beat to blend. Add flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with buttermilk mixture in 2 additions, beating just to blend after each addition. Using clean dry beaters, beat egg whites and 1/4 teaspoon salt in another large bowl until peaks form. Add 1/3 of egg white mixture to batter; fold into batter just to blend. Fold in remaining egg white mixture in 2 additions. Divide batter between pans.
Step 2
Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on racks 10 minutes. Run small sharp knife around sides of cake pans. Invert cakes onto racks. Carefully peel off parchment. Cool cakes completely.
frosting
Step 3
Using electric mixer, beat sugar, cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in large bowl until blended. Place 1 cake layer, flat side up, on plate. Spread with 1 cup frosting. Place second layer, flat side up, atop frosting. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle some of coconut over top of cake; pat more coconut on sides of cake. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome and refrigerate. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.
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Reviews (14)
Back to TopThis cake is good but for some reason it didn't taste much like a coconut cake. Cream cheese frosting was really all I could taste...I did add a teaspoon of coconut extract but could not taste it. I think I will look for a recipe that has coconut cream in it and maybe a frosting with no cream cheese.
Janel C.
Cedaredge, CO
4/27/2021
I absolutely love this cake, I've been baking it for the past 10 years and always get requests from my family and friends to make it. The cake is super moist, light and delicious!
Franny
Miami
4/9/2022