Coconut Cake

Name: Coconut Cake
Yield: Makes one 9-inch, 4-layer cake
Ingredients: Buttercream Frosting or Coconut Buttercream Frosting; Buttercream Frosting or Coconut Buttercream Frosting; ½ cup (114 g) unsalted butter; ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar; 1¼ cups (300 g) heavy whipping cream; 3¾ cups (318 g) sweetened shredded coconut, divided; 1 teaspoon water; ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Preparation info

Makes
one
9 inch , 4-layer cake

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Little Flower Baking

By Christine Moore

Published 2016

About

Pillowy coconut cake, how beautiful and moist you are! Any day is a good day for coconut cake.

Ingredients

1 recipe Perfect White Cake, baked
1¼ cups (300 g) heavy whipping cream
¾

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Combine cream, sugar, and butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Stir constantly until sugar is dissolved. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine cornstarch, vanilla extract, and water to make a slurry. Add to cream mixture, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil and simmer until mixture thickens, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.

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