Buttery Coconut Crunch Frosting Food

BUTTERY CRUNCH CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together pecans, sugar, and flour. Stir in melted butter or margarine. Reserve 1/2 of the mixture for topping the pie, then press the rest evenly into a 9 inch pie pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, until golden brown. Allow crust to cool before filling.

COCONUT FROSTING RECIPE

Steps:

• Add the butter to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat until smooth.
• Add half of the powdered sugar and a pinch of sea salt and beat on low until the sugar is mostly incorporated. Add the remaining powdered sugar and beat on low until combined. Increase speed to medium and beat for 3 minutes.
• Stop the mixer and scrape down the bowl. Add the vanilla extract, coconut extract, and coconut cream then beat for an additional minute on low, increasing the speed to medium once the cream and extract is incorporated.
• Use for cakes, cupcakes, or your favorite baked goods!

BROILED COCONUT TOPPING

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients well.
• Spread mixture over a slightly warm cake.
• Set your oven to broil.
• Place cake approximately 5 inches from the heat source and broil until topping bubbles and browns slightly.
• WATCH CAREFULLY AS THIS CAN BURN VERY EASILY!

DREAMY COCONUT BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or in a large mixing bowl using a handheld mixer, beat butter, shortening and salt until pale and creamy, about 5-6 minutes.
• Add half of the powdered sugar and mix on low until combined. Add coconut milk and coconut extract and mix until well combined.
• Gradually add remaining powdered sugar and beat until fully combined. Increase speed to high and beat until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes.

CREAMY COCONUT BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Cream butter, salt, and extracts, beating until light and fluffy.
• Add sugar gradually, beating after each addition.
• Add 3 tablespoons milk, beating until smooth. Beat in more milk until desired spreading consistency is reached.

SUNSHINE BUTTER CAKE WITH FRESH COCONUT FROSTING

Steps:

• Cream throughly the butter and sugar.
• Add vanilla.
• Add eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt and add to mixture, alternating with milk, ending with flour.
• Pour into 3 greased and floured 9" cake pans.
• Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes.
• Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans.
• Cool before frosting.
• Store in cool place or refrigerate.
• Makes 1 cake.
• For Frosting:.
• Combine sugar, cream of tartar and boling water in 3 quart saucepan.
• With the aid of a candy thermometer that doesn't touch bottom of the pan, cook until the mixture reaches 240 degrees and makes a long thread with a spoon.
• Turn to a low heat when mixture begins to boil.
• The longer the mixture cooks the less likely it is to be grainy.
• Beat egg whites in a large bowl until stiff but not dry.
• Slowly pour the hot syrup , in a fine stream, into the egg whites, beating constantly.
• Add vanilla and almond flavoring and beat until frosting is cool enough to spread.
• Spread on tops and sides of cake layers, sprinkling with coconut.
• Join layers together.

BUTTER ALMOND CRUNCH

Steps:

• Combine almonds and coconut.
• Spread in a thin layer over bottom of a buttered 13 x 9-inch pan.
• Melt butter or margine in a saucepan.
• Stir in the rest of the ingredients.
• Cook, without stirring until mixture comes to soft crack stage, 290 degrees F.
• Remove from heat and pour in a thin stream evenly over almonds and coconut.
• Cool.
• Break into pieces.
• Store in an air-tight container.

BUTTERY COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Generously grease a baking/cookie sheet.
• In a small bowl combine the flour with baking soda and salt.
• In a medium bowl cream butter with both sugars and coconut extract.
• Add in egg and beat until smooth and creamy.
• Add in flour mixture; beat until combined (batter will be slightly thick).
• Mix in coconut until well combined.
• Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet spacing about 3 inches apart.
• Bake 8-10 minutes until lightly golden brown.
• Cool on baking sheet then transfer to wire racks.

BANANA CAKE WITH CRUNCHY TOP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 13x9 inch cake pan.
• Cake: combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
• Add sugar, butter, 1/4 cup buttermilk and bananas. Beat for 2 minutes with wooden spoon (or electric mixer).
• Add eggs, vanilla and 1/4 cup buttermilk. Beat for 1 minute.
• Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until tootpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Topping: while cake is baking, prepare topping. Melt butter in small saucepan (or microwave). Stir in remaining ingredients thoroughly.
• Remove cake from oven and immediately spread toping evenly over cake.
• Broil 6 inches below element for 2 to 3 minutes or until bubbly and golden.

BUTTER RUM COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Butter and flour 2 8-inch square cake pans.
• In a pot over medium heat, cook 1/2 cup of butter until golden brown; cool. On an ungreased baking sheet, bake the pecans until toasted, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board. On the same baking sheet, bake 1 cup of coconut, stirring until golden, about 3-5 minutes. Transfer to a board with the pecans. When cool enough to handle, chop pecans and coconut.
• In a large bowl with a mixer, beat the cake mix, 1 cup of water, browned butter, eggs, and 1/3 cup rum until just blended. Increase to medium and beat 2 minutes. Stir in toasted coconut and pecans.
• Divide the batter between the two pans. Bake 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely.
• For frosting, in bowl with mixer at medium speed, Beat remaining butter until smooth. Beat in frosting, one can at a time, until mixture is fluffy. Beat in remaining 2 tablespoons rum.
• To assemble, cut each cake layer in half horizontally. Place one layer on a serving plate. Spread with about 2/3 cup. Repeat with remaining layers and frosting. Spread top and sides with remaining frosting. Press unbaked coconut into frosting.