You'll never get better coconut cake than this! The cake tastes good with coconut milk from a can, coconut extract, and sweetened shredded coconut. It has a rich coconut buttercream frosting on top. Coconut lovers, be happy!
INGREDIENTS
FOR THE CAKE:– 2 ¾ cups cake flour spooned & leveled (310 grams)– 1 tablespoon baking powder– ½ teaspoon salt– ½ cup buttermilk or whole milk at room temperature (120 ml)– ½ cup canned full fat coconut milk at room temperature (120 ml)– 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
INGREDIENTS
– 1 teaspoon coconut extract– 1 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature (230 grams; 2 sticks)– 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar (350 grams)– 5 large egg whites at room temperature– ½ cup sweetened shredded coconut optional (50 grams)
INSTRUCTIONS
Warm the oven up to 180°C/350°F. Spray two round cake pans that are 8 or 9 inches with nonstick cooking spray. Put parchment paper in the bottom of each pan and set them aside.
1
Mix cake flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Set aside. Pour buttermilk, coconut milk, vanilla extract, and coconut extract into a large bowl or measuring cup and mix well. Set aside.
2
Beat the butter in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment or a large bowl with a handheld mixer on low speed until smooth, then slowly add the granulated sugar. Increase to medium speed and mix for 4–5 minutes until light and fluffy after adding all the sugar.
3
Three times, add the dry ingredients to the creamed butter and sugar, alternating with the buttermilk mixture on low speed. Avoid overmixing the batter by mixing each addition just until combined.
4
Whisk egg whites in a clean bowl until stiff. Fold half the egg whites into the batter, then the rest until just combined. Gently mix shredded coconut into batter. Spread batter evenly between two prepared cake pans to create one layer.
5
Bake 8-inch cakes for 33–38 minutes. Bake 9-inch cakes for 28–33 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 20 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to finish cooling.