Delicious Coconut Cake Recipe with Coconut Italian Meringue Buttercream
This delicious coconut cake with coconut Italian Meringue buttercream is the perfect recipe for any party. It is moist and full of coconut flavor.
Servings 20
Ingredients
Ingredients
Cake:
- 3 cups cake flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp coconut extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups coconut milk not coconut cream
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- Coconut flakes for decorations
Coconut Italian Meringue Buttercream:
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tbsp coconut extract
- 8 egg whites
Instructions
Instructions
For the Cake:
- Heat the oven to 350ºF and grease two 8-inch cake pans or three 6-inch cake pans.
- Mix the cake flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl and set to the side.
- Add the sugar to the oil, eggs and coconut extract and mix until combined. Then add coconut milk.
- Then add the dry ingredients. Mix until combined. Add the mixture to the cake pans and bake for 25-30 minutes.
For the Coconut Italian Meringue Buttercream:
- Combine sugar and water together in a saucepan until the syrup comes to 240?F
- While the sugar mixture is coming to a boil, beat the egg white until it becomes stiff peak
- When the syrup reaches 240?F, with the mixer on high slowly drizzle with egg whites and mix on high until the mixing bowl is cool to touch.
- Add butter in small pieces to the meringue. It will look curdled but keep mixing until it comes together.
- Then add the coconut extract and mix until combined.