Coconut Cake Balls with Molly Yeh | Girl Meets Farm | Food Network

You won't be able to stop eating Molly's Coconut Cake Balls!

Cookbook author, food blogger and Midwest transplant Molly Yeh embraces her country life and makes dishes inspired by her Jewish and Chinese heritage — with a taste of the Midwest, too.

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Coconut Cake Balls
RECIPE COURTESY OF MOLLY YEH
Level: Easy
Total: 3 hr 50 min (includes cooling and setting time)
Active: 40 min
Yield: 16 big balls

Ingredients

Cake:
Nonstick cooking spray, for the pan
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cake flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 cup full-fat coconut milk, at room temperature
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
1/4 cup coconut oil, melted but not hot

Frosting:
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar
Pinch kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
2 tablespoons full-fat coconut milk, at room temperature

Assembly:
1/2 cup shredded coconut
20 ounces white chocolate
1 teaspoon neutral oil or coconut oil
Oil-based food coloring, optional
Mini dark chocolate chips, optional (for bowling balls)

Directions

For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8-inch round cake pan with cooking spray and line the bottom with parchment paper.

Whisk together the granulated sugar, all-purpose flour, cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together the egg, coconut milk, lemon juice, vanilla and coconut extract in a medium bowl until combined. Whisk in the coconut oil. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir to combine. Pour the batter into the cake pan.

Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.

Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove to a rack to cool completely.

For the frosting: Beat the butter with a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium speed until creamy. Reduce the speed to low and gradually add the powdered sugar, beating to combine. Beat in the salt, vanilla and coconut milk.

For the assembly: To make the cake balls, crumble the cake into a large bowl with your hands. Mix in the coconut, then mix in the frosting until it's combined. Line a quarter-sheet pan with parchment paper. Roll smooth 1/4-cup-sized balls and place on the parchment. Freeze until firm to the touch, about an hour.

Melt the white chocolate in a double boiler or a microwave for 30-second increments, stirring after each. Stir in the oil. Add a few drops of food coloring, if using, and swirl it around. Do not mix it all the way together, so that the swirl is still visible. Using two forks, dip the chilled balls in the chocolate to coat evenly, then allow any excess to drip off. Place back on the parchment to harden at room temperature, about 30 minutes. Before it fully hardens, add three chocolate chips to each to look like a bowling ball!

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Coconut Cake Balls with Molly Yeh | Girl Meets Farm | Food Network

[jordanwhite]

I love molly yeh. She is my favorite chef. I could watch her everyday cause her cuteness makes me calm during this pandemic.

[lisarittenhouse]

I love her and her little girl Bernie!

[nayabrahma]

i love molly yeh shes a perfect chef and makes yummy desserts sweet, smooth and those cake balls are good, cute, nice and yum to eat, i cant stop watching her all everyday wow 😋😋

[Butterfliesreborns]

Her smile is so bright I just can’t see

[donnapollock]

Hey Molly, I just adore you. I think you a great gal, a wonderful cook, a wonderful Mommie, and Wife. Just about perfect to me. Love you so much...

[hannahgracevasquez]

That's so cute as cute as the chef hehe

[ChefsKiss-]

Yumm! Can’t wait to try your recipe! I’ll change it up a bit. After coating in white chocolate, I’ll roll them around in coconut! Thanks for sharing your recipe! 🥰

[phantomx.]

Yum, I would just eat the cake by itself 🥥😋

[pinkcats]

❤ coconut cake will give this a try looks so good

[anabeave]

Where can I get the exact measuring pitcher you're using in this video? I can't find it anywhere.

[MarkMunches]

These would be great for a party so you don’t have to do your best to make even slices of cake 🎂

[vincentmamaril]

I love coconut 🥥 but I don’t like cake balls. However, this delicious recipe is making me rethink that. I would take out those chocolate chips and sprinkle shredded coconut for a non bowling party.

[bluetextonwhitebg]

protip: don't waste money on powdered sugar. just take regular confectioner's sugar and run it through a coffee grinder for a few seconds.

[kekosunny]

I make these all the time you should dip them in peanut butter then chocolate

[Passionforfoodrecipes]

Hey now we are really *on a roll!*

These look Coco-*NUTS!*

[aswinuk]

Can we make cake without egg & baking soda

[cliffordcoxjr]

Can you use chocolate? My fiancee loves to cook but I cant have coconut

[BonusFry]

Interesting & 안녕하세요... I'm just thinking. Who else is hungry while viewing this vid??? 🤣😁

[luxmid]

wow i came for the comments to see if any east indians were triggered