Coconut Cake

Photo: Completely Delicious

The cake tastes like coconut. The frosting tastes like coconut. And the cake is coated in coconut.

There’s coconut milk, coconut essence and coconut flakes.

Perfect for coconut fans.

This Southern Coconut Cake recipe is from the kitchen of the very talented Completely Delicious.

Coconut Cake Recipe

 

Ingredients

• 5 egg whites
• ½ cup milk
• 1-2 tablespoons coconut flavoring or extract
• 3 cups cake flour
• 2⅓ cups sugar
• 4½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
• 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
• 1½ cups sweetened flaked coconut

For the Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting:

• 12 ounces cream cheese, slightly chilled
• ½ cup plus 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup water
• 3 egg whites

Instructions

1. For the full recipe go here: Southern Coconut Cake

3.2.1230