Coconut Almond Pound Cake Food

COCONUT-LAYERED POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Mix coconut, milk and almonds. Cut cake horizontally into four layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate; top with half of the coconut mixture, one cake layer and 1/2 cup frosting. Repeat layers. Refrigerate, covered, until serving.

COCONUT ALMOND POUND CAKE

Steps:

• In large bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add to shortening mixture.
• Add milk, almond extract and vanilla. Mix well.
• Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into shortening/flour mixture.
• Fold in coconut.
• Spoon into 2 well greased and floured 9 x 5 loaf pans.
• Place in COLD oven. Turn oven to 350° and bake for 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours. Test for doneness by inserting wooden pick in middle of cake.

COCONUT OIL POUNDCAKE WITH ALMONDS AND LIME ZEST

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
• To make the topping, stir together the almonds, 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl.
• Melt the coconut oil in a small pan. Pour it into a large bowl and whisk in the remaining sugar, milk, eggs and lime zest.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients to combine. Pour the mixture into the loaf pan and smooth with a spatula. Sprinkle the almonds on top. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 60 minutes. Allow to cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from the loaf pan. Cool completely before serving.

COCONUT-LAYERED POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Cut cake horizontally into 4 layers.
• In a small bowl, combine the milk, coconut and almonds.
• Place bottom layer on a serving plate; top with half of the coconut mixture, one layer cake and 1/2 cup frosting.
• Repeat layers so that the top ends frosted. Enjoy!

COCONUT POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Grease a bundt cake pan or a 10-inch fluted tube pan.
• Cream together butter and sugar in a mixing bowl.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each one.
• In a separate bowl, sift together flour and baking soda.
• Add sour cream, Coconut extract, and Rum extract to the sugar/butter/egg mixture and cream well.
• Add flour and baking soda and mix into a batter.
• Stir flaked coconut into the batter.
• Spoon batter into the greased pan.
• Bake at 350 for 1 1/4 hours or until toothpich inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool 15 minutes before removing from pan.
• While cake is cooling, make the syrup by combining the water and sugar in a small saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Remove from heat and stir in Almond extract.
• Before removing cake from pan, brush about 1/3 of the warm syrup onto the cake bottom.
• Invert cake onto a serving plate and brush on the remaining syrup.
• Allow the cake to completely cool, then serve.
• Store leftovers in an air-tight container.

COCONUT ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 325.
• grease and flour a 9" springform pan.
• beat almond paste and sugar on low speed until crumbly.
• add butter, beat on high until mixed.
• add eggs 1 at a time, beating after each addition.
• add coconut extract, beat for 3 minutes.
• mix flour, baking powder, salt and coconut in a small bowl.
• add to almond paste mixture.
• add coconut milk, mixing everything together.
• pour into springform pan, bake for 45-50 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes, unmold, cool completely.
• for frosting, beat cream until frothy. add sugar and beat until it forms firm peaks.
• frost the cake and garnish with coconut.
• you can also split the cake in half to form 2 layers and frost the center, then return layer and frost the top and sides.