an old fashioned coconut cake on a white plate with a pink flower in the background

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How to Make an Old Fashioned Coconut Cake

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· 1hr 30min · 16 servings

This old fashioned coconut cake is super moist and lightly sweetened with coconut milk. It has pristine layers of white cake and a rich coconut filling that balances the tangy cream cheese frosting. It's the perfect cake and dessert for Easter, birthdays, Mother's Day, or any special event.

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Ingredients

Refrigerated

• 5 Eggs

Canned Goods

• 2/3 cup Coconut milk

Baking & Spices

• 1/4 cup All purpose flour

• 2 1/4 tsp Baking powder

• 1 3/4 Cake flour

• 3 cups Powdered sugar

• 1 tsp Salt

• 2 1/2 cup Sugar

• 3 tbsp Vanilla

Oils & Vinegars

• 1/3 Vegetable oil

Nuts & Seeds

• 3 cups Coconut

• 3 cups Coconut, unsweetened

Dairy

• 6 oz Butter

• 3 8 oz packages Cream cheese

• 1/2 cup Sour cream

• 1 1/4 cup Whole milk

Liquids

• 1 1/3 cup Water

Other

• large bowl and whisk

• saucepan and whisk

• sifter

• stand mixer

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