maryella's coconut cake

pensacola, FL
Updated on Dec 8, 2011

My grandmother's favorite cake, she loved this and it was the last cake I made for her before she passed away...(it's her recipe)

prep time 30 Min
cook time 30 Min
method ---
yield 12-16 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, unsalted
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 6 - eggs
  • 1 cup coconut milk, unsweetened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon coconut extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • COCONUT BUTTER CREAM ICING
  • 1 stick butter, unsalted
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon coconut extract
  • 2 cups coconut flakes, sweetened

How To Make maryella's coconut cake

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Sift flour together with baking soda, baking powder and salt; set aside.
  • Step 2
    Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add vanilla and coconut extract.
  • Step 3
    Alternately mix in flour and coconut milk (starting and ending with flour) mixing until well blended
  • Step 4
    Pour batter into three greased and floured 9 inch round baking pans and bake on 325 for approximately 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Step 5
    Cool cakes in pan for 10 minutes then remove from pan and cool on a cooling rack for 30 minutes to an hour before frosting.
  • Step 6
    To prepare Icing: cream butter; gradually add confection sugar and milk, beating until mixture reaches a good spreading consistency; mix in coconut extract; fold in 1/2 cup coconut flakes.
  • Step 7
    Frost cake with coconut butter cream icing; cover cake with remaining coconut flakes.

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