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Coconut Cake
Recipe courtesy of Ina Garten
Total: 1 hr 55 min
Prep: 35 min
Inactive: 30 min
Cook: 50 min
Yield: 10 to 12 servings
Level: Intermediate

Ingredients

3/4 pound (3 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for greasing the pans
2 cups sugar
5 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons pure almond extract
3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the pans
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup milk
4 ounces sweetened shredded coconut

For the frosting:
1 pound cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract
1 pound confectioners' sugar, sifted
6 ounces sweetened shredded coconut

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 2 (9-inch) round cake pans, then line them parchment paper. Grease them again and dust lightly with flour.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar on medium-high speed for 3 to 5 minutes, until light yellow and fluffy. Crack the eggs into a small bowl. With the mixer on medium speed, add the eggs 1 at a time, scraping down the bowl once during mixing. Add the vanilla and almond extracts and mix well. The mixture might look curdled; don't be concerned.

In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the dry ingredients and the milk to the batter in 3 parts, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Mix until just combined. Fold in the 4 ounces of coconut with a rubber spatula.

Pour the batter evenly into the 2 pans and smooth the top with a knife. Bake in the center of the oven for 45 to 55 minutes, until the tops are browned and a cake tester comes out clean. Cool on a baking rack for 30 minutes, then turn the cakes out onto a baking rack to finish cooling.

For the frosting, in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the cream cheese, butter, vanilla and almond extract on low speed. Add the confectioners' sugar and mix until just smooth (don't whip!).

To assemble, place 1 layer on a flat serving plate, top side down, and spread with frosting. Place the second layer on top, top side up, and frost the top and sides. To decorate the cake, sprinkle the top with coconut and lightly press more coconut onto the sides. Serve at room temperature.

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How to Make Ina's Coconut Cake | Barefoot Contessa | Food Network

[LohengrinO]

Ina is a Goddess... extremely Intelligent lady who decided to put her brains into cooking because she loved it... I watch her recipes not only because they are delicious but because she is the MOST charming personality with great humor!

[Kevinrothwell]

Perfect video. Brief, easy to follow with no unnecessary dialogue.

[Jae....]

I always thought coconut cake had actual shredded coconut in it, or coconut extract, coconut milk, or coconut oil in the actual batter. I never knew it was a regular frosted cake with shredded coconut on it. But this still looks so rich and delicious.

[BethyKable]

Ina has great recipes, with simple explanations and presentations that makes it seem like we can all do this too. She gives good tips but doesn’t over explain or chatter endlessly trying to entertain everyone. She’s there to cook and she does it well, in style. Love ya, Ina.

[the.paige.turner]

If you want to take your coconut cake into the freaking stratosphere....once your cakes are baked and cooled, take the bottom layer and poke it with a fork all over. Then, take a can of Ansel’s or Ancel’s (I am not 100% sure of the spelling) coconut in a can, and pour the entire can onto the bottom layer of cake. If you’ve never heard of that brand, it’s coconut that is wet. Like it’s infused with the coconut oil and it’s got sugar in it. It is UNBELIEVABLE how good it is. And since you poked those holes, the juices and stuff from the can seep into that bottom layer and it’s mouth watering moist. Not soggy in the least bit. So after you put that entire can of the wet coconut, add the second layer of cake and top it with your cream cheese icing (Swiss meringue is AMAZE-BALLS) and pat the shredded coconut all over the cream cheese. And voila. It’s gorgeous and even non-coconut lovers take a bite of this cake and go nuts bc it’s delicious!!!! ❤️♥️ 🥥

*Edit: it is Ancel’s coconut. Ancel is the brand name.

[lylytorrence]

Love this woman's recipes.

She made me a better cook

[JC-qlld]

A coworker of mine made this and brought it in to work and we all fell in love with this cake!

[tehshinamallick]

I just made this today and this has to be THE BEST COCONUT cake recipe ever!! Thank you Ina <3

[rachey]

0:21 “I’m going to add the eggs 1 at a time.”
0:29 * adds 4 eggs at once *

[ashleygonzalez]

Love the way she bakes… so easy to follow with everyday ingredients and techniques.

[stevenphillips]

I'm never gonna lose weight... jeezzzz.

[vincenzosplate]

Woooow. It reminds me to Raffaello chocolates

[markfox]

I love ALL of her stuff. She seems like such a lovely person. This cake looks very tasty, and I'm sure is delicious, but, it seems like it needs more coconut flavor somehow. But lkie I said, it looks great . Besides, anything with almond AND Vanilla extract has my attention.lol.

[volcomwave]

2:48 omg me eating anything of Ina's

[EmpressKristine]

Her coconut macaroon recipe is wicked and super easy.
This cake is happening tomorrow 1/1/2023

[crystalloren]

I tried this recipe for Thanksgiving and my cake was a hit!🙌🏽🙌🏽🔥🔥

[snowfruits]

The way you bake you are really Professional baker I like the way you demonstrate it’s not boring 👍

[NurseTayTayJay]

back in the day, I found a box cupcake mix (coconut cupcakes) from Ina at Williams and Sonoma - this was before I even knew who ina was - holy MOLEY. It was so freakin GOOD. And that. Is when my love for inas shtuff began. 😍

[steveraglin]

So drool-worthy!! And what a bonus that Ina's videos are brief... so many other cooking channels feature painfully long instructions.

[dallasjones]

I notice that in this older video Ina doesn't have that annoying nervous laugh that she has on her more recent shows. Like her much better here.