Coconut Cream Cake With Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

Coconut Cream Cake with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting is super moist and delicious with the best coconut cream cheese frosting! This cake will be devoured and loved by all! I love the sweet nutty flavor of coconut, it can transport me somewhere tropical in minutes! We love coconut in these tried and true recipes, Bread Pudding, Lemon Bars, and Pie!

Coconut Cream Cake with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

This coconut cake is a deliciously decadent dessert! One bite and you are going to think you’ve died and gone to tropical heaven. The cake is light and moist, just like a cake should be. Buttermilk adds the unique moisture and texture that is absolutely divine. The flavor of the coconut cream cake is sweet and nutty, with a touch of a rich butter flavor. It will be hard to not just eat the cake by itself. But you will want to wait for the creamy luscious cream cheese frosting that goes with it. Rich, thick, and creamy this frosting is the perfect combination to go with the cake. Cream cheese combines with butter, powdered sugar and then you’ll add coconut extract to really help that coconut flavor pop. Then you will toast coconut which creates a deeper flavor with a hint of vanilla to the coconut and coat the cake. Giving it a natural decoration and flavor.

What you Need to Make Coconut Cream Cake and Frosting

There are a few steps and ingredients that go into this coconut cream cake, but it will be so worth it! The recipe card has all the measurements for you but here is a list of all ingredients and why they are so important to make this perfect coconut cake.

Butter: Soften the butter or use room temperature. White sugar: White sugar actually helps the cake not only be sweet but moist. Cream of coconut: Coco Lopez is the one I used. It can be found by the drink mixers at your grocery storeEggs: The eggs should be at room temperature.

Dry Ingredients

Flour: All-purpose flour or unbleached flour. Baking powder: Rising agent to help the cake be nice and fluffy. Baking soda: Another rising agent that is important to use.Salt: Provides balance to the sweet and helps the coconut taste like coconut.

Additional Ingredients

Buttermilk: This creates tang and moisture that is impeccable. Coconut extract: Adds an extra bit of coconut pizazz!

Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

Butter: The butter needs to be softened or at room temperature.Cream cheese: Soften your cream cheese, or have it at room temperature. Coconut extract: Because the more coconut extract, the better! Powdered sugar: The base of sweetness for this frosting. Milk: Add as needed to create the right consistency. Toasted Coconut* see below

How do you Make Coconut Cream Cake?

This coconut cream cake takes time but it is worth every single minute! Take your time and follow the steps for the best cake EVER!

All About the Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

This frosting is light, sweet and a tropical deliciousness! The flavors all blend together creating one coconut cream cake dream!

Plan Accordingly: This cake takes two days to make because of the freezing. Make sure you plan ahead and leave yourself enough time. What if you do not have time to freeze overnight? Freezing the cake makes it easier to frost. You can make the cake in the morning and freeze it for as long as possible or chill for as long as possible. It may be harder to frost, but it will still be amazing. Room Temperature Ingredients: I cannot stress this enough, it will make a difference in your bake. Take out your cold ingredients an hour or two before using them. Measure out exactly what you need and leave out, putting the rest back in the fridge. This is extremely important for butter, eggs, and cream cheese to be at room temperature and softened. Can I Use Cake Flour: No, you should not. This recipe is for regular flour, cake flour is different consistency, and components so your cake will not turn out the same. It is a good idea not to substitute flours in baked goods unless it tells you otherwise. Prep your pans: The last thing you want is your beautiful cake to stick to your pans. Grease and flour generously. You can also grease and then cut parchment to fit your pan and grease again.

9×13: Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. If you have extra batter use it in a small pan or make as cupcakes. Bundt: This will fit into a large 10 cup or bigger bundt pan. Bake for about an hour. Cupcakes: The oven should be at 350 degrees and bake for 20 minutes or until done. Decorate as Desired: I highly recommend using cream cheese frosting and toasted coconut, but you can decorate your cake with extras anyway you want. Make it your own.

Fridge: Because it does have a cream cheese frosting you will want to store it in the fridge. To prevent the frosting from coming off in your plastic wrap, let the frosting and toasted coconut set and cool before covering. Use toothpicks to also prevent the plastic wrap from sitting right on the frosting. This will keep in the fridge for up to 2 days. Freeze: I like to freeze my cakes with frosting on them to ensure they stay good and moist. Set your cake in the freezer without any wrap and let the frosting freeze. Then tightly wrap in a layer of plastic wrap and then another of foil. It should keep for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator.

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