Velvety Coconut and Spice Cake

By Cookie67

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp each ground cloves, nutmeg and allspice
• 1/8 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups light cream
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 1/4 cups shredded coconut
• 2/3 cup orange marmalade
• 1 3-ounce package cream cheese
• 6 tbsp butter or margarine
• 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• Few drops orange extract

Preparation

Step 1

Grease and flour 3 8x1 1/2-inch round baking pans. Combine first 8 ingredients and 1/2 tsp salt. Beat 1/2 cup butter or margarine 30 seconds. Beat in sugars and vanilla. Add Eggs, beating 1 minute after each. Combine cream and molasses. Add dry ingredients and molasses mixture alternately to egg mixture, beating after each addition. Stir in coconut. Turn into pans. Bake in 350 oven 20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool. Stack cakes, spreading marmalade between layers.
Frosting:
Beat together cheese and remaining butter. Beat in powdered sugar and extract. Sprinkle with toasted coconut. Chill.