It’s pure coincidence that I’m posting the birthday cake I made for our friend’s birthday the other night, on the very day of my blog’s 3 month birthday!
Here is my recipe for Coconut Cake, which I’ve tweaked a bit over the years, until I’m now happy with it – I use Coco Lopez Piña Colada mix, instead of milk and I beat the egg whites in advance, to create sort of an “angel” cake consistency. I hope you like it – we sure did!

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Coconut Cake ingredients
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line cake pan with parchment
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beat the egg whites
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until they form soft peaks
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add coconut milk to the batter
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return the egg whites and fold in
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pour in prepared pans and bake
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remove when baked
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remove parchment paper
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cool on wire rack
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frosting ingredients for coconut cake
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blend butter, cream cheese and sugar together
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add shredded coconut to the frosting
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frost the first layer
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add second layer and frost
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raspberry sauce ingredients
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place thawed raspberries in the blender
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blend raspberries, sugar and liqueur
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strain sauce through a mesh strainer
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Coconut Cake
CocoLopez Cake with Raspberry Sauce
Cake
3 cups Cake flour, sifted
4 large eggs, separated
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
3 sticks unsalted butter, softened
2 cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
1 teaspoon Coconut extract/flavor (in the spice aisle with the other extracts)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoon Vegetable or Canola oil
1 cup Coco Lopez Piña Colada mix
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray 2 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray and line the insides with 2 8-inch round cut-outs of parchment paper. Spray the pans again and dust them thoroughly with flour. Discard the extra flour.
In your stand mixer, with the “whisk” attachment, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar to soft peaks. Pour them in a medium bowl and set aside. Return the mixer bowl to the stand and replace the “whisk” attachment with the “paddle” attachment. Add the butter, sugar, vanilla and coconut extracts and cream together thoroughly. Add the milk, oil and Coco Lopez. Slowly add the egg yolks and continue to mix. (about 5 minutes total)
In a separate large bowl, sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the mixing bowl and mix until combined (about 1 minute)
Pour equal amounts of the batter into the prepared cake pans and place on the middle rack of your oven. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until golden brown and when a toothpick is inserted, comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let them cool for at least 30 minutes. Turn them upside-down, remove the cakes and peel off the parchment paper. Allow the cakes to cool completely before frosting.
Frosting
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
2 cups powdered (Confectioner’s) sugar
2 8 oz packages softened Philly cream cheese
2 teaspoons Coconut extract
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
8-ounces shredded, sweetened coconut
On medium-high speed, mix the butter and cream cheese. Slowly add the Coconut and Vanilla extracts. Slowly sift in the powdered sugar and continue to mix until fluffy. Add the shredded coconut and mix until smooth.
Place the first cake on a cake taker or stand and spread the frosting. Add the second cake and frost the top and the sides.  Serve with Raspberry sauce. Cheers!
Raspberry Sauce
1 bag frozen raspberries, thawed completely
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 tablespoon Chambord or Grand Marnier Liqueur

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