Moist Coconut Cake
Nutrition Information
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Ingredients
Cake:
- 1 ½ cups cake flour
- ½ tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup butter
- 1 ½ tbsp virgin coconut oil
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup Fiesta Coconut Cream
- ¼ cup toasted Fiesta Desiccated Coconut Shreds
Frosting:
- ½ cup butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 cup cream cheese
- 1 ½ cups icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups Fiesta Desiccated Coconut Shreds, to coat
Procedure
Cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C) and line two 8-inch cake tins with baking paper.
- Cream together the butter, coconut oil, and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add in the eggs and mix until well incorporated.
- Sift together the cake flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Alternately add in the dry mix with the Fiesta Coconut Cream, taking care to scrape down the sides of the mixer after each addition. Do not overmix.
- Fold in the Fiesta Desiccated Coconut Shreds.
- Divide the mixture between the two cake tins and bake for 20-25 minutes until browned and a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- Let the cakes cool in the tins before preparing for frosting.
Frosting:
- Cream together the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy.
- Add in the icing sugar and vanilla extract, and mix until well incorporated.
- Frost cakes with the mixture.