Hey everybody, it's Rosie from IHeartRecipes.com,
and in this video, I am making a moist, delicious coconut cake. So I am actually
collaborating with one of my favorite YouTubers, Cooked by Julie - she makes some
amazing desserts. I mean, check out the red velvet cheesecake for instance! If
you haven't checked out her channel, be sure to do so. And let her know that
Rosie sent you. Okay folks let's get started. So we're starting off with our
dry ingredients, I have some cake flour, a little bit of salt, and some baking
powder. I'm going to sift these ingredients into this large bowl. And
once everything is nice and sifted, we're going to set this bowl aside. Let's work
with our wet ingredients. In a separate bowl, I have two sticks of butter,
both are at room temperature. You can use salted or unsalted. We're going to add
some egg whites - no egg yolks, just the egg whites. And next, we'll add in some
granulated sugar. Grab your handheld mixer and mix
everything until everything is nice and creamy. Now we're going to add in a
splash of vanilla. Grab that handheld mixer, mix away. And
last but not least, we're going to add in our milk. I'm using 2% but you can use
whole milk, nonfat, skim - it really does not matter. Now we're going to combine
our dry with the wet. And be sure not to overmix because if you do, your cake
will be dry. So mix everything until everything is nice and creamy. Check out
Mr. Pinky in the background looking like a stalker. Okay now my cake batter is
good to go. And I'm going to pour it into two
9-inch big pans. I greased them and I lined it with parchment paper, but you
can get away with just greasing them. I'm going to bake my cakes until they're
nice and golden brown. Then I will remove them out of the oven and let them cool
on the cooling racks. While my cake is pulling, it's time to toy around with my
coconut flakes. These are sweetened coconut flakes that I'm just going to
place on a dry cookie sheet, no grease, no butter, just dry. And we're going to place
this into the oven for about three to five minutes - no longer or they will burn.
So this is what you're looking for, you want a little bit of brown throughout
your coconuts. It actually is going to look really pretty in the long run. So
while everything is cooling, including our coconut, we're going to make our whipped
cream cheese frosting. We have some butter and cream cheese in our bowl.
We're going to add in some heavy whipping cream, mix everything with your
handheld mixer until it's nice and creamy. Now add in some confectioner
sugar. And last but not least, we're going to
add in some pure vanilla extract. So grab that handheld mixer, mix everything until
it's nice and creamy like that. And now we are ready to frost our cake.
So remember, this was two nine-inch cakes. I frosted the middle, the sides, and of
course, on top. Now I am simply going to sprinkle the coconut flakes all over the
cake. And believe it or not, that is it. This cake was moist, very fluffy,
everything just paired well from the actual cake, the coconut to the whipped
cream cheese frosting. It was delicious. So if you haven't already, please give
this video a thumbs up. And if you have any dessert requests, leave them below
and I would try my best to get them going. And if you love this recipe, be
sure to check out my ultimate carrot cake - it has coconut, raisins,
of course, the carrots and pineapple throughout the cake. So be sure to check
it out if you haven't already. If you would like to print out the recipe for
my coconut cake, check out my blog at I Heart Recipes.