Directions
This Winter Cake is made with coconut flakes and cream cheese frosting. It is moist and delicious and makes for a festive dessert.
WHAT IS WINTER CAKE
It is a white cake that is covered in frosting and coconut flakes.
I wanted to come up with a cake that celebrates winter!
And being it’s winter time in Canada, this cake seemed fitting.
Now i’ll be honest, I’m not a cake decorator.
Meaning, I hardly ever create a cake that is shop worthy, looks wise.
However, I am a good baker and so you can expect this cake to be super moist on the inside and packed full of the most delicious coconut flavors you could ever want on the outside.
WHAT FROSTING FOR A WINTER CAKE
This cake has a homemade cream cheese frosty that is covered in coconut flakes.
Making for a beautiful winter inspired looking cake. Don’t you think?
The cake actually reminds me of snow and so I decided to add some snow to this photoshoot!
I think I got some stunning photos with this recipe.
WHAT DOES WINTER CAKE TASTE LIKE
It is not overwhelming sugary , but there are hints of sweetness.
I much prefer to highlight the coconut flavors vs just sugar for this cake.
So you defiantly will have a big bite full of those tasty coconut flakes.
Like eating a snow storm on a plate 🙂
The awesome part about this cake is that you won’t have to spend all day in the kitchen baking it.
MAKING WINTER CAKE
Do not forget to use cake flour for this recipe, it really makes all the difference in how it tastes.
A cake made from scratch and that takes less than an hour to make.
COUNT ME IN!
I know a lot of people dread the cold and what comes with that, but I think their is a lot to also be grateful for.
Like snow, not everyone get’s to have a white Christmas.
How to Make Winter Cake
I used a square baking pan for this cake, however you can use a circular baking pan if desired or even double to recipe and create a layered cake.
- Start by preheating your oven to 350 f.
- Then lightly grease with oil or butter a 9×2 inch square (23 x 5 cm) = 10 cups (2.4 liters) pan.
- Or line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.
- Sift cake flour into a bowl then mix in the baking powder and salt.
- In an separate bowl with an electric stand mixer cream sugar, butter and canola oil
- Then ix in egg yolks and extracts.
- Blend in flour mixture and slowly adding in the coconut milk.
- Separately whip egg whites with cream of tartar to stiff peaks.
- Now fold 1/3 of the egg whites into cake batter at a time.
- Pouring the batter into the square cake pan.
- Bake until set, let cool completely then frost and finish with shredded coconut flakes
- Enjoy.
WHAT FROSTING FOR COCONUT CAKE
A cream cheese frosting of course!
Soon after I finished the photoshoot this cake was enjoyed on the couch by me and my partner.
Give it a try you may be surprised at how good it really is.
There really isn’t much to this recipe, just follow the basic steps below and you will have the most amazing coconut cake too.
That’s all folks, this is what a fresh and creamy coconut cake looks like, enjoy!
CAN WINTER BE FROZEN
Yes, Winter Cake can store in the freezer up to 4 months. To thaw simply remove cake from the freezer and allow it to sit.
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Winter Cake
Serve in the Summer or over the Winter Holidays!
Ingredients
- 3 cups cake flour
- 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/3 cups unsweetened canned coconut milk, room temperature
- 2 large eggs, room temperature, separate the yolks from the whites
- 1 tsp coconut extract
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 large egg whites, room temperature
- 1/8 tsp cream of tartar
- Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting
- 12 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 tsp coconut extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 cups shredded coconut
Instructions
- Start by preheating your oven to 350 f.
- Then lightly grease with oil or butter a 9×2 inch square (23 x 5 cm) = 10 cups (2.4 liters) pan.
- Or line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.
- Sift cake flour into a bowl then mix in the baking powder and salt.
- In an seperate bowl with an electric stand mixer cream sugar, butter and canola oil
- Then ix in egg yolks and extracts.
- Blend in flour mixture and slowly adding in the coconut milk.
- Separately whip egg whites with cream of tartar to stiff peaks.
- Now fold 1/3 of the egg whites into cake batter at a time.
- Pouring the batter into the square cake pan.
- Bake until set, let cool completely then frost with the cream cheese frosting and finish with shredded coconut flakes
- Enjoy.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 15 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 604Total Fat: 42gSaturated Fat: 27gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 109mgSodium: 346mgCarbohydrates: 52gFiber: 3gSugar: 26gProtein: 7g
These calculations are based off Nutritionix
