Author Notes
I make this cake all the time, it's a family favorite requested for birthdays and special occasions. I use my recipe for Tender Yellow Cake (I provided the link below) and adapted my favorite whipped cream frosting recipe to include coconut cream and cover the entire cake with shredded or flaked coconut. The cake is light and moist and the whipped cream icing with the coconut cream is heavenly. I lightly scent the whipped cream icing with some lime zest, the cake is both filled and frosted with the whipped cream icing.. —sdebrango
Ingredients
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Your favorite yellow cake recipe or http://food52.com/recipes...
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Coconut whipped cream Icing
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1/4 cup
powdered sugar
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2 cups
heavy cream (divided)
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2.5 teaspoons
cornstarch
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1/2 cup
coconut cream (refrigerate full fat coconut milk and scrape the cream off the top it separates when refrigerated)
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2 teaspoons
pure vanilla extract
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1/2 teaspoon
lime zest
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shredded or flaked sweetened coconut to cover the cake I find that it takes about 2 cups approximately
Directions
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Place metal bowl and wire whisk beater or beaters in freezer to chill.
In a small saucepan combine the powdered sugar and cornstarch whisk until mixed. Slowly whisk in 1/2 cup heavy cream whisk until smooth. Place on medium heat and stir constantly to prevent scorching at the bottom stir constantly until mixture thickens and almost comes to a boil. Remove from heat, transfer to a bowl and set aside stirring occasionally until it reaches room temperature.
In the chilled bowl combine the remaining 1 1/2 cups of heavy cream, coconut cream,lime zest and the vanilla beat with the chilled whisk of your stand mixer or your hand held mixer until the cream begins to hold shape. While still beating add the powdered sugar mixture a little at a time. Beat just until the mixture forms stiff peaks when the beater is raised and is spreadable, be careful not to over beat. Use immediately.
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Fill and frost your cake with the whipped cream icing and generously cover the entire cake with the shredded or flaked coconut.
I have loved to cook for as long as I can remember, am self taught learning as I go. I come from a large Italian family and food was at the center of almost every gathering. My grandfather made his own wine and I remember the barrels of wine in the cellar of my grandfathers home, I watched my mother and aunts making homemade pasta and remember how wonderful it was to sit down to a truly amazing dinner. Cooking for me is a way to express myself its my creative outlet. I enjoy making all types of food but especially enjoy baking,
I live in Brooklyn, NY, and I share my home with my two dogs Izzy and Nando.
I like to collect cookbooks and scour magazines and newspapers for recipes. I hope one day to organize them.
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