put the lime in the coconut cake
This is one amazing cake and so incredibly delicious! It is one of the winners from the Ultimate Throw Down Challenge on Food Network from several years ago. The creator of this cake is Doreen Howarth from San Antonio, TX. This is when the winner's recipes were put on the menu at TGI Fridays restaurants. My friend and I would go and try out different winning recipes...lol. Anyway, when this one won I just had to make it for my friend Sandy's birthday as she loves coconut and lime. It is also a very moist cake as well as bursting with flavor.
prep time
35 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Bake
yield
10 - 12 servings
Ingredients
- CAKE INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 4 - eggs
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup canned coconut milk
- GLAZE:
- 1 cup sour cream or yogurt (i used sour cream)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 - limes, zested and juiced
- 1/4 cup canned coconut milk
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- FROSTING:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1 pound powdered sugar, sifted
- 1/4 cup canned coconut milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups shredded coconut
How To Make put the lime in the coconut cake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease and flour 2 (9-inch) cake pans. With an electric mixer beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Next, add coconut oil and then eggs 1 at a time, mixing after each one. In a mixing bowl combine flour, salt, baking soda and powder. To mixer add coconut milk and flour to creamed mixture alternately, beginning and ending with flour. Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 25 to 28 minutes. Allow to cool 10 minutes then unmold onto rack(s) over a sheet pan and allow to cool completely. -
Step 2For Glaze: In a medium bowl combine sour cream or yogurt, sugar, lime zest and juice, coconut milk, shredded coconut.
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Step 3With a bamboo skewer, poke holes in cake and spread glaze on both sides of both cakes. Cover with plastic wrap, chill until ready to frost cake.
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Step 4With an electric mixer beat together the butter, shortening, and cream cheese until well blended and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar gradually at low speed. Beat in coconut milk and vanilla. Frost cake. Then, coat top and sides with shredded coconut.
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Step 5Slice your delicous cake and you are ready to eat.
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