recipe help !!!!

toffee

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Location
uk
want to make a good coconut cake -my mother used to bake a large one for all of us at home '
but really dont know where to start - want it moist and scrummy..
need a simple reciepe as iam no baker in cakes … thanx toffee ...
 

The cake ( very rich )
3 sticks unsalted butter or 3/4 cup
2 cups sugar
5 extra large eggs @ room temperature
1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsp. Almond extract
3 cups all purpose flour ( sifted )
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup milk
4 ounces unsweetened shredded coconut

The Frosting
1 pound cream cheese @ room temperature
2 sticks or 1/2 cup or 1/2 pound of butter
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
1 pound confectioners sugar ( sifted )
6 ounces unsweetened coconut

Directions

Preheat oven. To 350 F and grease two 9 inch round cake pans

With electric mixer cream together butter, sugar until light & fluffy. About 5 minutes

Crack eggs one at a time and one medium speed mix them into butter & sugar, then extracts

In separate bowl mix together sifted flour, baking powder and soda, salt.

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients along with the milk but start and end with dry ingredients

Add 4 ounces coconut

Pour batter evenly into cake pans and bathe for 55 minutes or into middle springs back in the middle and toothpick comes out clean

Cool on rack

For frosting combine cream cheese and extracts with mixer. Add confectioners sugar or icing sugar pre-sifted by hand.

To decorate place cake upside down with top facing down. Frost top & sides. Place other cake, top side up and finish frosting. Sprinkle with coconut and let set. Serve @ room temperature.





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The cake ( very rich )
3 sticks unsalted butter or 3/4 cup
2 cups sugar
5 extra large eggs @ room temperature
1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsp. Almond extract
3 cups all purpose flour ( sifted )
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup milk
4 ounces unsweetened shredded coconut

The Frosting
1 pound cream cheese @ room temperature
2 sticks or 1/2 cup or 1/2 pound of butter
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
1 pound confectioners sugar ( sifted )
6 ounces unsweetened coconut

Directions

Preheat oven. To 350 F and grease two 9 inch round cake pans

With electric mixer cream together butter, sugar until light & fluffy. About 5 minutes

Crack eggs one at a time and one medium speed mix them into butter & sugar, then extracts

In separate bowl mix together sifted flour, baking powder and soda, salt.

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients along with the milk but start and end with dry ingredients

Add 4 ounces coconut

Pour batter evenly into cake pans and bathe for 55 minutes or into middle springs back in the middle and toothpick comes out clean

Cool on rack

For frosting combine cream cheese and extracts with mixer. Add confectioners sugar or icing sugar pre-sifted by hand.

To decorate place cake upside down with top facing down. Frost top & sides. Place other cake, top side up and finish frosting. Sprinkle with coconut and let set. Serve @ room temperature.





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That sounds very rich! And looks so good! Would love a bite right now...think I'll plan on making it sometime this week.
 
The cake ( very rich )
3 sticks unsalted butter or 3/4 cup
2 cups sugar
5 extra large eggs @ room temperature
1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsp. Almond extract
3 cups all purpose flour ( sifted )
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup milk
4 ounces unsweetened shredded coconut

The Frosting
1 pound cream cheese @ room temperature
2 sticks or 1/2 cup or 1/2 pound of butter
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
1 pound confectioners sugar ( sifted )
6 ounces unsweetened coconut

Directions

Preheat oven. To 350 F and grease two 9 inch round cake pans

With electric mixer cream together butter, sugar until light & fluffy. About 5 minutes

Crack eggs one at a time and one medium speed mix them into butter & sugar, then extracts

In separate bowl mix together sifted flour, baking powder and soda, salt.

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients along with the milk but start and end with dry ingredients

Add 4 ounces coconut

Pour batter evenly into cake pans and bathe for 55 minutes or into middle springs back in the middle and toothpick comes out clean

Cool on rack

For frosting combine cream cheese and extracts with mixer. Add confectioners sugar or icing sugar pre-sifted by hand.

To decorate place cake upside down with top facing down. Frost top & sides. Place other cake, top side up and finish frosting. Sprinkle with coconut and let set. Serve @ room temperature.





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Oh my god....this looks amazing. I am definitely going to make it.
 
The sour cream coconut cake is a great recipe but these days I happily settle for a coconut cake from the folks at Pepperidge Farms.


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