Coconut Cake Recipe

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  • Prep Time

    5 mins

  • Cook Time

    1 hr

  • Additional Time

    10 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr 15 mins

  • Servings

    8 servings (1 slice each)

  • Calories

    448 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Coconut Cake Recipe

This easy Coconut Cake recipe is adapted from my wildly popular vanilla pound cake. This one-bowl quick bread recipe is ready in under an hour. I love to serve coconut pound cake with juicy fresh mango and toasted coconut for a total taste of the tropics.

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Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 cups cake flour (see note 1)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup butter melted (2 sticks)
  • 4 large eggs at room temperature
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons coconut extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large ripe mangos peeled, pitted, and diced, for serving
  • 1 cup Toasted Coconut for serving

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9-inch by 5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray, then line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, and salt. In a second bowl or a large measuring cup, whisk together the sugar, melted butter, eggs, coconut extract, and vanilla extract.
  3. Make a well in the dry ingredients and slowly pour in the wet ingredients, whisking constantly until most of the lumps are gone. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
  4. Bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean with a few crumbs attached, about 50 to 60 minutes. Rotate the pan halfway through baking.
  5. Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and peel the parchment from the bottom of the cake. Cool completely, then slice and serve with mango and toasted coconut.

Notes

  • Store wrapped at room temperature for up to 4 days.
  • Cake flour: This finely milled, bleached flour has a lower protein content (about 8%) than all-purpose flour. Making cakes with cake flour gives your desserts a soft, tender texture and an excellent crumb.
  • Yield: This recipe makes 1 loaf of Coconut Cake, enough for 8 slices or so depending on how you cut them.
  • Storage: Store wrapped at room temperature for up to 4 days.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1 slice Calories 448kcal (22%) Carbohydrates 49g (16%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 26g (40%) Saturated Fat 15g (75%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g Monounsaturated Fat 7g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 154mg (51%) Sodium 417mg (17%) Potassium 67mg (2%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 32g (64%) Vitamin A 845IU (17%) Calcium 54mg (5%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8servings (1 slice each)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 448 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1 slice
Calories 448kcal 22%
Carbohydrates 49g 16%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 26g 40%
Saturated Fat 15g 75%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Monounsaturated Fat 7g 35%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 154mg 51%
Sodium 417mg 17%
Potassium 67mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 32g 64%
Vitamin A 845IU 17%
Calcium 54mg 5%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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