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Coconut Cake (from www.lovefoodies.com) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
This cake was originally "Pineapple Coconut" however I left out pineapple)

2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup butter or margarine (softened, not melted)
4 eggs
3 l/4 cups sifted all purpose flour
2 l/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 l/2 cup coconut milk *** note to reserve l/2 cup coconut milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 can or l/2 small bag grated coconut


Fluffy Coconut Frosting


4oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
1/4 tsp. almond extract (I used vanilla)
1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed
Baker's (or store brand) flaked coconut (l/2 of bag or can)
Directions:
Directions:
Cake:
Preheat oven to 350º. Grease and flour a 13 x 9 pan

In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar til light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Combine flour and baking powder; stir into batter alternately with 1 cup of coconut milk. Fold in vanilla. Pour evenly into the baking pan.

Bake for 30-35 min. in preheated oven, or until knife inserted into center of cake comes out clean. While cake is still hot, poke holes with skewer or fork then slowly pour remainder of coconut milk over the cake. I covered cake til cooled completely.

Frosting:
BEAT cream cheese in medium bowl until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until well blended after each addition. Blend in milk and almond (or vanilla)extract.

ADD whipped topping and coconut; stir until well blended.

Store frosted cake or cupcakes in the refrigerator. The longer it sits, the more moist it gets.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is especially good in the summer since it is a cool dessert.

Coconut cake is one of my favorites, and this one tasted as good as any I have ever had. I do not like dry coconut cakes. The addition of the coconut milk made it much more moist. You could even add a little non fat evaporated milk to the coconut milk used for "poking" if you used too much inside cake.

 

 

 

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