Strawberry Coconut Cake Recipe
A rich, lush cake with a light, fluffy layers of coconut frosting and ripe, sweet strawberries. Be fair warned, a small bite is all you'll need even though you'll crave more!
Ingredients
- Cake
- 1 box vanilla cake mix plus ingredients to bake cake
- 1 tsp coconut extract/flavoring
- 1 cup dried strawberries
- Frosting
- 1 cup vegetable shortening
- 3-4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/8 cup water
- 1 TBS bourbon
- 1 tsp coconut extract/flavoring
- 3/4 cup sweetened coconut flakes
- Note: can't find dehydrated/dried strawberries in your market? Make your own! Just slice strawberries at 1/8" thickness, lightly coat in granulated sugar and use a dehydrator to dry them. Store in a freezer bag or in a sterilized jar.
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Spray two 9" cake pans with Baker's Joy.
- In large mixing bowl, take egg whites at room temperature and beat until fluffy. Add water, oil and extract. Beat well.
- Slowly add cake mix and beat until incorporated-about 4-5 minutes. Fold dried strawberries into cake.
- Pour batter evenly into pans and tap against counter to remove air bubbles. Bake for 24-26 minutes or until a cake tester inserted comes out clean.
- Allow cakes to cool in pan for about 10 minutes, remove to cooling rack. Allow to cool completely while you're making the frosting.
- Incorporate shortening, bourbon and coconut extract with electric mixer until well mixed. Slowly add powdered sugar until mixed. Use water as needed to loosen up the frosting. Beat 3-4 minutes until frosting is fluffy and light.
- Frost the top of the bottom layer, add second layer. Place a small amount of frosting on the cake to prevent crumbs from sticking to your frosting. Allow to air dry for 5-10 minutes then frost with remaining frosting. Apply coconut flakes to frosting top and sides.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 56g | |
| Recipe makes 16 servings | |
| Calories 242 | |
| Calories from Fat 121 | 50% |
| Total Fat 13.76g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat 3.6g | 14% |
| Trans Fat 4.28g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 24mg | 1% |
| Potassium 25mg | 1% |
| Total Carbs 30.3g | 8% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.4g | 1% |
| Sugars 26.93g | 18% |
| Protein 0.28g | 0% |
