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Dreamy Coconut-Chocolate Cake

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Enjoy a big slice of coconut and chocolate cake anytime of the day!

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons coconut extract
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • ICING
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon coconut flavoring
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut, toasted

Details

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a different bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, oil and coconut extract; Slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and beat on medium speed of an electric mixer for 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water, the batter will be very thin.

Pour batter into the prepared pans.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely and add icing, along with the toasted coconut on the top of each layer.

ICING

Beat the cream cheese and butter in a mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar, one cup at a time, alternating with heavy cream. Beat in the salt, coconut flavoring, and vanilla extract. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and spreadable. Add additional confectioners' sugar if necessary to thicken the frosting, or more cream to thin. Stir in the coconut. If desired, spoon toasted coconut evenly over frosted cake.

To properly toast the shredded coconut, simply spread the coconut in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for about 5 - 10 minutes at 350 degrees F. Keep a close eye on the coconut while it's in the oven, because it tends to brown quickly!

You may need to stir the coconut around on the baking sheet a few times, in order to avoid over-browning. The pieces of coconut near the outer edges will probably brown the quickest.

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