Classic Coconut Cake Recipe | Epicurious

Classic Coconut Cake Recipe | Epicurious

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Room temperature ingredients make all the difference in this cake. You can get more loft from non-chilled egg whites, and room-temperature butter is easier to cream (beat together) with sugar than...

Keywords

  • cake
  • southern
  • coconut
  • buttermilk
  • cream cheese
  • make ahead
  • electric mixer
  • easter
  • bon appétit
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Ingredients

  • Nonstick vegetable oil spray
  • 2 cups (240g) all-purpose flour
  • 1⅓ cups (113g) loosely packed sweetened flaked coconut
  • 1 cup (227g) buttermilk
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 cups (396g) sugar
  • 1 cup (227g) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 5 large egg yolks
  • 4 large egg whites, room temperature
  • 3⅓ (378g) cups powdered sugar
  • One 8 oz. (113g) package Philadelphia-brand cream cheese, room temperature
  • ½ cup (227g) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • About 1 cup (85g) sweetened flaked coconut

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