Coconut Cake with Seven-Minute Frosting

Name: Coconut Cake with Seven-Minute Frosting
Yield: Makes one 8-inch (20 cm), 2-layer cake | Serves 10 to 12
Ingredients: ½ tsp (2 mL) cream of tartar; 1 recipe Seven-Minute Frosting; 1 cup (250 mL) flaked, sweetened coconut, for garnish; 1 cup (250 mL) sugar; ½ cup (125 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla extract; 4 eggs, at room temperature, separated; 2 cups (500 mL) all-purpose flour; 1 tsp (5 mL) finely grated lemon zest; ½ tsp (2 mL) salt; 1 Tbsp (15 mL) baking powder; ⅔ cup (160 mL) sweetened, flaked coconut, lightly toasted; ⅔ cup (160 mL) coconut milk

Preparation info

Makes one 8 inch 20 cm ), 2-layer cake | Serves
10 to 12

Difficulty
Easy

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By Anna Olson

Published 2011

About

This moist cake is sort of like vanilla cake with attitude. The use of coconut milk adds a nice and natural coconut richness, without being too overwhelmingly tropical.

Ingredients

½ cup (125 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup (250

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 8-inch (20 cm) cake pans, tapping out any excess flour, then line the bottom of each pan with parchment paper.
Using electric beaters or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the b