coconut cake with raspberry filling

coconut cake with raspberry filling

INGREDIENTS:

Dough:

•  3 cups (297 g) sifted cake flour (sift before measuring)
•  2 teaspoons baking powder
•  ¼ teaspoon salt
•  1 cup butter, room temperature
•  1 lb (450 g) caster sugar
•  4 egg yolks, beaten well *Beating until well combined, about 1 minute
•  1 cup coconut milk
•  1 tbsp. Vanilla
•  1 tsp. 350F. Spray 2-9 inch round cake pans with cooking spray.
• Mix the cake flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.Sift these ingredients three times.
• Cream the butter in a bowl; gradually add the sugar. Continue beating until the mixture is clear and fluffy. Add the yolk and beat well.Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk, beating well after each addition. Mix in coconut and vanilla.
• Gently fold in the egg whites until well combined.
•  5Bake for about 30 minutes or until a wooden skewer or  tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Create two 9″ levels or three 8″ levels. (This recipe uses 9-inch pans and cuts the layers in half.)
•  7.Raspberry Jam (1 cup minimum) *Choose a good quality glaze
•  METHOD:
• In a saucepan, combine 1 cup milk with 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring, until thickened and bubbly. Reduce the heat and cook and stir for another two minutes. Remove from stove.Cover the surface with cling film. Cool to room temperature without stirring.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and extracts. Add the cooled milk mixture to the butter mixture, 1/4 cup at a time, beating on low speed after each addition until smooth.**Add powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well afterward. Beat until mixture is light and fluffy. Add more powdered sugar if necessary to desired thickness.
• Slice each layer in half.Spread a thin layer of jam between the cut bases*. Alternate jam and icing between layers, then freeze the top and sides of the cake. Sprinkle the top and sides of the cake with coconut flakes. Cut and serve!

 Note:

You can also put a thin layer of shredded coconut on top of the layers where you are arranging the cans, as shown here.

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