Entry #3110, December 19, 2013

Still looking for a delicious holiday dessert? The Ambrosia Coconut Cake may be the one you’re looking for. This isn’t only delicious but easy to bake cake recipe that will please your holidays guests and looks great amidst your other holiday desserts. You only have to follow a few simple steps and your guests will never get enough of this sweet temptation. Thanks Southern Living for the great recipe!

Holiday Dessert: Ambrosia Coconut Cake

Holiday coconut cake recipe

Image via: Southern Living

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, separated
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup coconut milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon coconut extract
1/8 teaspoon table salt
Vanilla Buttercream
Ambrosia Filling
Garnishes: sweetened flaked coconut, fresh mint, maraschino cherries, orange slices

Procedure

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Beat butter at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until fluffy; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
2. Combine flour and baking powder; stir together milk and coconut milk. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in extracts.
3. Beat egg whites and salt at high speed until stiff peaks form. Stir about one-third egg whites into batter; fold in remaining egg whites. Spoon batter into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans.
4. Bake at 350° for 18 to 22 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks, and cool completely.
5. Place 1 cake layer on a serving platter. Spoon 1/3 cup Vanilla Buttercream into a zip-top plastic bag. Snip 1 corner of bag to make a small hole. Pipe a ring of frosting around cake layer just inside the top edge. Top with half of Ambrosia Filling, and spread to edge of ring. Top with a second cake layer. Repeat procedure with frosting and filling. Top with remaining cake layer, and spread frosting on top and sides of cake.

The whole recipe can serve up to 12 delicious slices of Ambrosia Coconut Cake. This cake recipe should be a perfect dessert for this holiday season.

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