Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, toasted coconut cake w/ walnuts & cranberries. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have toasted coconut cake w/ walnuts & cranberries using 20 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Toasted coconut cake w/ walnuts & cranberries:
- Get Cake
- Make ready 2 cup Cranberry juice
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup Dried cranberries
- Make ready 2 2/3 cup All purpose flour
- Make ready 2 1/4 Baking powder
- Prepare 1/4 tsp Baking soda
- Prepare 1/4 tsp Salt
- Get 3/4 cup Unsalted butter, softened
- Prepare 1 1/3 cup Sugar
- Get 6 Egg whites
- Make ready 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
- Take 1/2 tsp Coconut extract
- Prepare 3/4 cup Buttermilk
- Get Frosting
- Get 1 tsp Coconut extract
- Prepare 3/4 cup Unsalted butter, softened
- Prepare 2 lb Powered sugar
- Prepare 1/3 cup Unsweetened coconut milk
- Take 1 1/2 cup Flaked coconut, toasted
- Take 1 cup Walnuts, chopped & toasted
Blend cake mix, pudding mix, water, large eggs and oil in large bowl. Mix all ingredients, spread over cool cake. Prepare cake mix per box instructions and. together. Toasted coconut is a simple component that can be used as a topping for cupcakes, mixed into pastry cream for pie filling, or spread in between cake layers.
Instructions to make Toasted coconut cake w/ walnuts & cranberries:
- preheat oven to 350 fahrenheit. grease and flour 3 9-inch round cake pans.
- In medium saucepan bring cranberry juice to boil. Add dried cranberries and return to boiling. reduce heat and simmer for 1 minute remove from heat. let stand while preparing cake then drain.
- in medium bowl combine flour ,baking powder ,baking soda and salt. in large bowl combine 3/4 cup butter and granulated sugar. beat with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. With mixer on low, beat in egg whites, vanilla, 1/2 tsp coconut extract. Beat in flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with buttermilk until combined. Divide evenly among cake pans.
- bake cake layers on 2 racks in center of the oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of each layer comes out clean. Cool completely.
- for frosting in a large bowl beat 3/4 cup butter with an electric mixer on medium until smooth. Gradually add 2 cups of the powered sugar, beating well. Slowly beat in coconut milk, and extract, add remaining powder sugar until fluffy.
- Place layer on cake plate. Spread frosting. Sprinkle with cranberries. Place second layer on top of filling, spread more frosting, top with walnuts, and coconut. Top with last cake layer, spread remaining frosting. Top with remaining coconut and walnuts.
Toasting the coconut brings out slightly nutty flavors and adds a slightly crispier texture. Both sweetened and unsweetened coconut can be. This perfect coconut cake sets the bar for homemade cakes everywhere. It's supremely moist with a soft fluffy crumb and intense coconut flavor. For success, follow this recipe carefully including using cake flour, egg whites, sour cream, and canned coconut milk.
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