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Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup fresh coconut milk
- Boiled Frosting
- 2 to 3 cups shredded fresh coconut (about 2 coconuts)
- Garnishes: kumquats, crab apples
Details
Servings 1
Preparation time 75mins
Cooking time 95mins
Adapted from myrecipes.com
Preparation
Step 1
Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add 2 cups sugar, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in flavorings. Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9" round cakepans.
Bake at 350° for 18 to 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool on wire racks.
Combine 2 tablespoons sugar and coconut milk in a small glass bowl. Microwave on HIGH 1 minute; stir until sugar dissolves. Brush 1 cake layer with half of coconut milk mixture, leaving a 1/2" margin around edges. Spread with 1 cup Boiled Frosting, and sprinkle with 1/2 cup shredded coconut. Top with second cake layer, and repeat procedure. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining frosting on top and sides of cake; sprinkle with remaining coconut. Garnish, if desired.
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