grandma's coconut cake
(3 ratings)
This is a very good but Elaborate cake. Its time consuming to make but the final rewards are well worth the time spent to make. This was one of my Grandma's cakes. I have only made this cake a few times because its so time consuming and has a lot of details to follow but its DELICIOUS!!! This cake can be made with fresh coconut but I have always used the pkg. kind. The coconut custard link for this cake is : http://www.justapinch.com/recipe/karla-everett/grandmas-coconut-custard/pudding?m=Karla59&p=4&o=n
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(3 ratings)
yield
12 serving(s)
prep time
30 Min
cook time
35 Min
Ingredients For grandma's coconut cake
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1 cmilk
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3 1/2 ozflaked coconut or 1-1/3 cup grated fresh coconut
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3 csifted all purpose flour
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1/4 ccornstarch
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2 tspbaking powder
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1 tspsalt
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1/2 lb(2 sticks ) butter or margerine
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1 1/2 csugar
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4 lgeggs
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1/4 tspcream of tartar
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coconut custard ( recipe is posted)
How To Make grandma's coconut cake
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1Grease 2 layer cake pans (each 9x1.5") line bottom with wax paper.
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2In a small sauce pan over low heat , heat milk for about 5 minutes ; remove from heat ; add coconut and let stand for about 15 minutes. Pour mixture in a strainer over a small bowl , drain well , pressing coconut against the side of strainer with a spoon ; reserving coconut milk.
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3On wax paper sift together , flour , cornstarch , baking powder and salt ; set aside.
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4In a large mixing bowl cream butter and sugar ; thoroughly beat in egg yolks , 1 at a time (put egg whites in a medium mixing bowl and set aside ).
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5Sift flour mixture into creamed mixture in 4 additions , alternately with the coconut milk , ending with the flour mixture and mixing until smooth after each addition.
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6With clean beaters whip egg whites and cream of tartar , until very stiff straight peaks form when beater is slowly withdrawn.
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7Gently fold egg whites into batter , blending well.
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8Turn batter into prepared pans. Bake in preheated 350° oven until cake springs back when lightly touched--30-35 minutes.
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9Place pans on wire rack to cool for 10 minutes ; with a small spatula loosen edges ; turn out on wire rack ; remove paper ; using another wire rack flip cake over for right side up. Cool Completely.
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10Cut each layer into 3rds. horizontally (stack layers ) cake will have 6 of them.
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11Spread 1/4 cup chilled Coconut Custard between each layer ; spread the remaining coconut custard over the sides and on top of the cake.
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12Sprinkle top with 1/3 cup of toasted coconut , reserved from Coconut Custard recipe ; Cover and store in the refrigerator.
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13https://www.justapinch.com/recipe/karla-everett/grandmas-coconut-custard/pudding?k=coconut&m=Karla59&p=3&o=r
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