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Coconut Cake Recipe

	Rodeogirl73 / All my dishes 2 years, 4 months ago My mom would make this for my oldest sister's birthday. The icing taste like marshmallow, with white cake and pineapple pie filling. It's a LONG process but it's worth it!! Prep:60m Cook:30m Servings:8	Rodeogirl73
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Ingredients

Basic 1-2-3-4 Cake:

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

3 cups sifted self-rising flour

1cup unsweetened coconut milk instead of regular milk

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Filling:

20oz Can pineapple chunks, drained for fruit and the juice.

3/4 c. + 2T sugar

1/4 c. + 1 T. Instant Clear-Jel

1 c. water or juice

1 T. lemon juice

7-Minute Frosting:

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar or 1 tablespoon white corn syrup

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup water

2 egg whites

1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extra

Directions

Basic 1-2-3-4 Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 3 (9-inch) cake pans. Using an electric mixer, cream butter until fluffy. Add sugar and continue to cream well for 6 to 8 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour and milk alternately to creamed mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Add vanilla and continue to beat until just mixed. Divide batter equally among prepared pans. Level batter in each pan by holding pan 3 or 4 inches above counter, then dropping it flat onto counter. Do this several times to release air bubbles and assure you of a more level cake. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until done. Cool in pans 5 to 10 minutes. Invert cakes onto cooling racks. Cool completely and spread cake layers with your favorite frosting to make a 3-layer cake.

Filling: In pot combine sugar & clear-jel. Stir in water. Cook on medium high heat til mixture thickens and begins to bubble, stirring frequently. Add lemon juice and boil 1 min, stirring constantly. Fold in fruit and remove from heat.

7-Minute Frosting: Place sugar, cream of tartar or corn syrup, salt, water, and egg whites in the top of a double boiler. Beat with a handheld electric mixer for 1 minute. Place pan over boiling water, being sure that boiling water does not touch the bottom of the top pan. (If this happens, it could cause your frosting to become grainy). Beat constantly on high speed with electric mixer for 7 minutes. Beat in vanilla.

While cake is baking, prepare filling. Remove cake layers from oven and allow cake to remain in pans as you prepare to stack and fill. Remove first layer and invert onto cake plate. Using the wrong end of a wooden spoon, poke holes approximately 1-inch apart until entire cake has been poked. Spread 1/3 of filling mixture on cake layer. Top with second layer, repeat process. Top with last layer and repeat process again. (As I stack layers together I stick them with toothpicks to prevent cake from shifting).

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Comments

recipediva 2 years, 3 months ago said:
This sounds wonderful. My girlfriend her sister in law always make this cake. She tops it with coconut. I would love the filling. I can't wait to try this. I bet this is amazing!

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