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Southern coconut cake recipe

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Charleston Coconut Cake | A favorite Charleston, SC dessert!

Warning: This Charleston Coconut Cake is a showstopper! This decadent dessert features layers of coconut cake filled with coconut cream.

Old Fashioned Southern Coconut Cake Recipe with Frosting

59 · 85 minutes · An old fashioned southern coconut cake that's moist and tender and made with coconut milk then topped with sour cream buttercream.

Ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 3 Eggs, large
Canned Goods
  • 1 1/4 cup Coconut milk
Condiments
  • 1 tsp Vanilla bean paste
Baking & Spices
  • 3 tsp Baking powder
  • 3 cups Cake flour
  • 8 cups Confectioner's sugar
  • 2 cups Granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 pinch Salt
Oils & Vinegars
  • 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
Nuts & Seeds
  • 1 cup Coconut, sweetened
  • 1 Coconut
  • 1 1/2 tsp Coconut emulsion
Dairy
  • 3 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 2/3 cup Sour cream
Other
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond emulsion or extract ((optional))
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or extract
Southern Coconut Cake

183 · 70 minutes · This southern coconut layer cake has light and tender coconut cake layers, a creamy coconut filling, and coconut cream cheese frosting. It's a coconut lover's dream come true!

Ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 5 Egg whites, large
Canned Goods
  • 1 1/2 cup Coconut milk, unsweetened full fat
Baking & Spices
  • 4 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 3 cups Cake flour
  • 1 1/3 tbsp Coconut flavorer
  • 1 cup Cream cheese buttercream frosting
  • 2 1/3 cups Granulated sugar
  • 4 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
Nuts & Seeds
  • 1 cup Coconut, flaked or shredded
Dairy
  • 1 1/2 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 1 tbsp Coconut milk or whole milk, unsweetened
  • 8 oz Cream cheese
  • 1 cup Heavy whipping cream
My Great-Grandmother's Coconut Cake Recipe

16 · 80 minutes · Old fashioned recipe from my great-grandmother to my grandmother to me to you! The elegance and decadence invoke warm memories of family gatherings, special celebrations, and Sunday lunches when special company was coming. Make someone feel loved and special by whipping up this old-fashioned layered coconut cake just because!

Ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 4 Egg whites
  • 3 Eggs
Condiments
  • 12 tbsp Corn syrup, light
Baking & Spices
  • 2 1/4 cup All-purpose flour
  • 2 1/8 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 3 1/8 cup Sugar
  • 5 tsp Vanilla
Nuts & Seeds
  • 16 oz Coconut, unsweetened
Dairy
  • 1 cup Butter
  • 1 1/4 cup Milk
Liquids
  • 6 tbsp Water
Mama's Coconut Cake

Mama's Coconut Cake has finally come back to reality. If anyone remembers this legendary cake, let me know. She never publicly released the ...

Homemade Coconut Cake with 7 Minute Frosting

3 · 57 minutes · Grandmama's homemade coconut cake is a from-scratch cake with decadent (and no-fail) 7-minute icing. This is a favorite of our family!

Ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 5 Eggs, large
Baking & Spices
  • 2 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 tsp Coconut flavoring
  • 2 cups Granulated sugar
  • 1 No-fail seven-minute frosting
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 Vegetable shortening and flour
Nuts & Seeds
  • 2 cups Coconut, sweetened
Dairy
  • 2 sticks 1 cup unsalted butter, unsalted
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
Southern Coconut Cake

Good Coconut Cake Goes Along Way With Folks....Just Ask Them In The South. 5 large egg whites ½ cup of milk 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract 3 cups of cake flour 2 cup sugar 4 teaspoons of baking powder ½ teaspoon of salt 2 sticks butter room temperature 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk 2 ½ cups of sweetened flaked coconut for garnishing cake Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Butter the bottoms of three 8-inch round cake pans. Cake Photo...From…

This is the best coconut cake recipe! It's a light and fluffy southern coconut cake, frosted with coconut cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with coconut flakes. Coconut lovers will absolutely love this cake!

13 · 70 minutes · This is the best coconut cake recipe! It's a light and fluffy southern coconut cake, frosted with coconut cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with coconut flakes. Coconut lovers will absolutely love this cake!

Ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 6 Egg whites
Canned Goods
  • 1 cup Coconut milk, canned full fat unsweetened
Baking & Spices
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp Baking soda
  • 2 1/2 cups Cake flour
  • 4 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups White sugar, granulated
Nuts & Seeds
  • 3 tsp Coconut extract
  • 1 cup Coconut flakes, sweetened
Dairy
  • 26 tbsp Butter, unsalted
  • 8 oz Cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup Sour cream
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