Photo: David Holifield

Christmas Coconut Cake Recipe

Name: Christmas Coconut Cake Recipe
Yield: 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature; 2 cups sugar; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/4 cup whole milk; 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk (available canned in the Asian section of most grocery stores, or see Tip); 1/4 cup coconut cream (Coco Lopez); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 8 large egg whites at room temperature; 1 cup cold heavy whipping cream; 2 tablespoons coconut cream (Coco Lopez); 1/2 cup grated fresh coconut (optional, see Tip); 2 large egg whites; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1/3 cup cold water; 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 cup mini marshmallows; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 to 4 cups unsweetend flaked coconut for decorating

21 ingredients 8 to 10 servings openrecipes

This Christmas cake will make your friends gasp: three white cake layers covered with a light snowfall of flaked coconut. This recipe came from my Great-Aunt...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1179

Calories

30g

Protein

58g

Fat

131g

Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Coconut	1/2 cup shredded (40g)	283
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	not in our table	0
Marshmallow	not in our table	0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature
2 cups sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 cup whole milk
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk (available canned in the Asian section of most grocery stores, or see Tip)
1/4 cup coconut cream (Coco Lopez)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 large egg whites at room temperature
1 cup cold heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons coconut cream (Coco Lopez)
1/2 cup grated fresh coconut (optional, see Tip)
2 large egg whites
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/3 cup cold water
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup mini marshmallows
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 4 cups unsweetend flaked coconut for decorating

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

Christmas Coconut Cake Recipe

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