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Not Just Your Ordinary Coconut Cake Recipe
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Chefmeow / All my dishes 10 months, 3 weeks ago
NOT JUST YOUR ORDINARY COCONUT CAKE
This is a recipe I obtained from an Estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Hamilton Estate in Allen, Texas in 2001.
Prep:20m Cook:45m Servings:8
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 Chefmeow |
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Ingredients
- 1/2 pound butter softened to room temperature
- 1 cup butter flavored shortening
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons orange extract
- 4 cups cake flour
- 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup water
- 4 egg whites at room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
- 1 pound fresh coconut
Directions
- Do not preheat oven.
- Grease and flour a tube pan.
- Cream butter, shortening and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time.
- Pour lemon extract into milk.
- Sift dry ingredients together into separate bowl.
- Add 1/3 dry ingredients to sugar and egg mixture then follow with 1/2 of the milk.
- Beat at slowest speed until flour just is mixed.
- Add second third of dry ingredients and remaining milk.
- Beat until flour is just mixed then scrape bowl and add remaining flour.
- Mix until just blended and pour into pan.
- Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
- Do not open the door for the first hour or the cake will fall.
- Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes and remove from pan.
- Allow to cool 30 minutes before slicing.
- Slice cake into 3 layers using large serrated knife.
- To make frosting combine sugar, cream of tartar, salt and water in heavy saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until mixture is clear.
- Cook until mixture reaches 240 on a candy thermometer.
- Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
- Let mixer continue to run and slowly pour sugar mixture in a thin stream down side of bowl.
- Add coconut extract.
- Continue beating until stiff peaks form and frosting thickens to desired consistency.
- Cover a layer of the cake with frosting and sprinkle with coconut.
- Repeat for all 3 layers and top of cake.
- Frost sides and gently press coconut onto sides to cover.
- Refrigerate overnight before serving.
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shirleyoma 10 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Boy this one got my attention! Sounds fantastic!!
jenniferbyrdez 10 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Yum. Makes me wish I could bake.