"This Coconut Custard Cake is a vanilla cake flavored with coconut and layered with a decadent creamy coconut custard and frosted with cream cheese frosting...."
INGREDIENTS
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11 tablespoons (158g) unsalted butter
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2 ½ cups (475g) granulated sugar
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4 large eggs
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1 ½ cups (355ml) heavy whipping cream
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1 tablespoon (15ml) vanilla extract
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¼ cup coconut cream
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2 tablespoons (30ml) coconut (or spiced) rum
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2 ½ cups (250g) cake flour (I used Swans Down)
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4 teaspoons (15g) baking powder
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1 teaspoon (5g) salt
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1 ¼ cup (296ml) heavy whipping cream, divided
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4 teaspoons (13g) corn starch
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1/2 cup (114g) unsalted butter
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¾ cup (142g) granulated sugar
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2 ¼ cups (170g) shredded coconut, sweetened
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¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 cup (114g) unsalted butter, softened
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16 oz (452g) cream cheese, softened
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1 teaspoon (5ml) vanilla extract
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3 cups (390g) powdered sugar
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2 cups (151g) shredded sweetened coconut, toasted