Here’s a classic Coconut Cake with 7-Minute Frosting — light, fluffy, and topped with a glossy, marshmallow-like frosting 🥥🍰✨:
🥥 Coconut Cake
🛒 Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup coconut milk (or whole milk)
- 1 cup shredded coconut (sweetened or unsweetened)
For the 7-Minute Frosting:
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- ½ cup water
- 3 large egg whites
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup shredded coconut (for topping)
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Bake the Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time, then add vanilla.
- Alternately add dry ingredients and coconut milk, mixing gently.
- Fold in shredded coconut.
- Divide batter between pans and bake 25–30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cakes cool completely on a wire rack.
2️⃣ Make the 7-Minute Frosting
- In a heatproof bowl over simmering water (double boiler), combine sugar, water, egg whites, and salt.
- Beat continuously with a hand or stand mixer for about 7 minutes, until thick, glossy, and forms stiff peaks.
- Remove from heat and beat in vanilla extract.
3️⃣ Assemble the Cake
- Place one cake layer on a serving plate. Spread a thin layer of frosting.
- Top with second cake layer. Frost the top and sides with remaining frosting.
- Sprinkle shredded coconut over the top and sides for garnish.
🌟 Tips
- Prevent frosting from sliding: Make sure the cake is completely cooled before frosting.
- Flavor twist: Add a few drops of coconut extract to the frosting for extra coconut flavor.
- Storage: Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 1–2 days or refrigerate up to 5 days.
If you want, I can also give a simpler stovetop 7-minute frosting method that’s faster and still glossy and fluffy for topping your coconut cake.
Do you want me to do that?
