Something that I really want to focus on here at i am baker is recipe quality. I have spent a year getting my feet wet in decorating, and now I want to stick my toes into the recipe pool.
So my goal is to start with the basics. To find a great basic recipe then to tweak it to fit my needs.
My first trial is with white cake.
Coconut Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 c white sugar
- 1/2 c water
- 3 large egg whites
- 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1 tsp. coconut extract
Instructions
- In a double broiler (or a stove top safe glass bowl over the top of a pot of boiling water) combine sugar, water, egg whites, and cream of tartar with electric mixer and whisk attachment until combined, about 30 seconds. Place bowl on top of pan of boiling water (water should only be about 1-2 inches deep) and beat with electric whisk attachment for seven minutes until soft peaks occur. Remove from heat and add coconut extract. Beat for 2 to 3 minutes or more until frosting is spreading consistency
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I love white cake and love it when it is soft and light and airy (but not spongy). However, the thing I like best about white cake is that it lends itself so easily to other flavors. You can pair it with a fantastic chocolate frosting or a super sweet strawberry sauce. (say that 3 times fast)
Or in this case, the soft elegance of coconut.
Traditionally, a coconut cake is accompanied by coconut filling and frosting.
But I am weird and only like a hint of coconut… hence a white cake with coconut topping.
Or, after it was all said and done, white cake, chocolate cake, and coconut frosting with decorative coconut flakes.
So, after all that confusion, I will get back to the point. White cake.
Coconut Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 c white sugar
- 1/2 c water
- 3 large egg whites
- 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1 tsp. coconut extract
Instructions
- In a double broiler (or a stove top safe glass bowl over the top of a pot of boiling water) combine sugar, water, egg whites, and cream of tartar with electric mixer and whisk attachment until combined, about 30 seconds. Place bowl on top of pan of boiling water (water should only be about 1-2 inches deep) and beat with electric whisk attachment for seven minutes until soft peaks occur. Remove from heat and add coconut extract. Beat for 2 to 3 minutes or more until frosting is spreading consistency
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Since I was covering this cake with coconut, I used a majority of the frosting on the internal structure, alternating between each layer of white and chocolate.
The addition of this type of frosting to the interior left this cake beyond moist.
The final result was delicious.
Like, I am going to start making this for peoples birthdays as a special treat delicious.
The white cake was distinctive and delectable, and can easily stand on its own!
FIRST!!!!!
WHOOOHOOOO!!!
Looks good, too bad Joe hates coconut. He’s picky.
Question: What does sifting flour do to the end result of your baking? I don’t have a sifter and therefore never use one when a recipe calls for it.
This focus on recipe quality of yours is going to be delicious if this first cake is any indication. It is a beauty Amanda.
On another note about your comment *what is it with me and feet today*. I don’t know but keep looking down, won’t be long I bet before you can’t see them for a few months! LOL Glad to hear that the OBGYN check-up today went so well.
Oh my goodness. This looks gorgeous and yummy, Amanda! Will you PLEASE be my neighbor already? I promise I’d share a cup of sugar with ya whenever you needed it.
Great question Lauren! If you can
accurately measure your ingredients (I do not have a scale and just use
measuring cups) I have heard that you do not need to sift. But if you
use measuring cups, sifting helps to ensure accurate measurements. 🙂
Looks delish, Amanda!
oh that is just calling my name, I love coconut and the combo of choc and vanilla cake, yum,yum,yum! I really want a piece 🙂 most of the treats are gone from my kitchen. Maybe I’ll just have to get in there and make one myself-don’t hold your breath.
This looks so delicious. My grandma used to make a white cake that was to die for!
Everything looks so delicious, but I find one sentence very disconcerting: I do not even own a kitchenaid mixer. Please tell me it’s because you have a better one! If there’s ever been a baker deserving of the best mixer out there, it’s you! Do I need to start a donation box?
Normally I don’t respond to coconut cakes very well but the mixture of white and chocolate cake plus the frosting and coconut looks AMAZING. Thanks for sharing this!