Chocolate Coconut Cream Cake

I had to make this cake at work on Easter and it was just beautiful so I made it at home and jazzed it up. You will be quite happy with this cake. Color the coconut on top any color you like.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 710 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¾ cup milk
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 6 egg whites
• ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
• ½ cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 teaspoons coconut extract
• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• ¾ cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 2 drops food coloring, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Butter the sides of two 9-inch cake pans and line the bottoms of the pans with 9-inch parchment paper.

Step 3

Beat unsalted butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.

Step 4

Stir flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl; set aside.

Step 5

Whisk egg whites, milk, and coconut extract in a separate bowl.

Step 6

Thoroughly mix about 1/3 of the flour mixture into the creamed butter and sugar; stir in half the egg white-milk mixture. Repeat twice more, ending with final 1/3 of flour mixture; stir to make a smooth batter.

Step 7

Pour batter into prepared cake pans and smooth tops with a spatula.

Step 8

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.

Step 9

Cool cakes in pans on racks for about 5 minutes before turning out onto racks to cool completely. Peel parchment paper from cakes.

Step 10

Stir sweetened condensed milk, 1/4 cup heavy cream, and vanilla extract together in a bowl; stir in 3/4 cup flaked coconut. Refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.

Step 11

Bring 1/2 cup heavy cream to a simmer over low heat; gradually stir in chocolate until thoroughly melted and the mixture is thick and smooth. Allow to cool to lukewarm.

Step 12

Place a cake layer onto a serving platter; top with the condensed milk-coconut mixture. Place second cake layer over the coconut filling. Spread warm chocolate mixture evenly over top and sides of cake with a thin spatula.

Step 13

Toss 1 cup flaked coconut in a bowl with food coloring until coconut is evenly colored; sprinkle coconut over chocolate topping to serve.