Birmingham Restaurants | Recipes - Desserts - Holiday Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup firmly packed, sweetened shredded coconut
• ¾ cup pecan halves, toasted
• 2 cups of sugar
• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ sticks unsalted butter, softened
• ¼ cup cream of coconut
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut milk
• 2 large egg yolks, lightly beaten
• ¾ cup sweetened condensed milk
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon cream of coconut
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 cup of heavy cream
• ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
• 1 teaspoon coconut extract
• 2 cups sweetened coconut, toasted