Coconut Birthday Cake
Ingredients
Cake:
a.. Basic 1-2-3-4 Cake but substitute 1 cup canned, unsweetened coconut milk
for regular milk, recipe follows
Filling:
a.. 3/4 cup sugar
b.. 1 cup sour cream
c.. 4 tablespoons milk
d.. 1/2 cup flaked, sweetened coconut
Frosting:
a.. 1 recipe 7-minute Frosting
b.. Flaked, sweetened coconut, for sprinkling
Directions
Follow directions for Basic 1-2-3-4 Cake, substituting coconut milk for regular
milk. While cake is baking, prepare filling. Stir together sugar, sour cream,
milk, and coconut in a bowl until well blended. 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).
Prepare 7-Minute Frosting. Frost top and sides of cake. Sprinkle top and sides
of cakes with additional coconut.
Yield: 1 (3-layer) cake
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Ease of preparation: Easy
Basic 1-2-3-4 Cake:
a.. 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
b.. 2 cups sugar
c.. 4 eggs
d.. 3 cups sifted self-rising flour
e.. 1 cup milk
f.. 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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.
Yield: 3 layer cakes
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 25 to 30 minutes
Ease of preparation: Easy
7-Minute Frosting:
a.. 1 1/2 cups sugar
b.. 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar or 1 tablespoon white corn syrup
c.. 1/8 teaspoon salt
d.. 1/3 cup water
e.. 2 egg whites
f.. 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
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.
Yield: Frosting for 1 layer cake or approximately 8 to 12 cup cakes
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 7 minutes
~ Have a nice day & Enjoy the recipes ~
Arlette Arthur
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