1. Make the cake: Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease three 9" cake pans with butter and line with parchment paper; set aside. Whisk desiccated coconut, four, baking powder, and salt in a bowl; set aside ...

A coconut cake consists of white cake, coconut filling, meringue or coconut buttercream frosting, and a coating of shredded coconut. You can toast the coconut to golden brown for a variation, but the ...

(Yields 4 to 6 servings) INGREDIENTS: 3 sticks butter, softened 2 cups sugar 5 eggs 1/2 cup half and half 1/2 cup coconut milk 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 teaspoon coconut extract 3 cups flour 1 ...

Coconut cake is a tropical delight, perfect for summertime with its sweet flavor and moist texture. To achieve a truly remarkable coconut cake, incorporating multiple forms of coconut is essential.

Dear SOS: A few years ago you featured a recipe for an Italian white wine cake with a mascarpone cream filling and iced with whipped cream and flaked coconut. I made it several times, and it was a hit ...

Underneath the purple-and-white ombré coat of sweetened coconut, cookbook author and blogger Hetal Vasavada's slim, tall layer cake is bound with a cloud-like layer of Swiss meringue buttercream. But ...

In a climate like the American South’s, you’d think people would want light, refreshing desserts -- sorbets, maybe. Actually, Southerners are crazy for cake. Crazy-kooky-nutsy, with frosting on it.

When Angie Mosier was growing up in Atlanta, a trip Downtown meant a visit to the Rich’s bakeshop and a purchase of their famous coconut cake. Angie loved the pomp of the bakeshop. She loved how a ...