Old Fashioned Coconut Sour Cream Ice Box Cake Food

3 DAY COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350º Fahrenheit. Grease with shortening, then dust with flour 2 8" round cake pans.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the cake mix, milk, eggs and vegetable oil. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Divide the batter equally between the two prepared cake pans.
• Bake for 25-27 minutes or until the center of the cake bounces back when you touch it.
• Allow the cakes to cool for 5 minutes in the pan, then turn them out on a wire rack to cool completely.
• While the cakes are cooling, prepare the filling. In a medium bowl, combine the sour cream, sugar and thawed coconut. Mix well. Place this into the refrigerator until you are ready to assemble the cake.
• To assemble the cake, cut each cake into two layers. You should now have four layers.
• Place one cake layer down on a cake plate, cut side up.
• Scoop 1/2-2/3 cup of the coconut filling into the center of the cake. Spread to the edges carefully so that it does not run over.
• Place another cake layer on top and then spread another 1/2-2/3 cup filling on top.
• Repeat with another cake layer and more filling.
• Then place the last cake layer on top.
• In a bowl, fold together any remaining sour cream filling (we had about 1/2 cup left over) with the 8 ounces of Cool Whip.
• Use this Cool Whip mixture to frost the outside and top of the cake.
• Store in the refrigerator for 3 days before serving. This allows the cake to develop the best flavor.

OLD FASHIONED COCONUT SOUR CREAM ICE BOX CAKE

Steps:

• Butter and flour 3- 8 inch cake pans.
• Mix ingredients using the mixing times listed on cake mix box.
• Divide batter equally between all 3 pans. The batter will be thick and may have to be spread outward to the edges with a spatula.
• Bake at the temperature stated on box for 20 minutes or until toothpick is clean when removed.
• Cool cakes for 5-10 minutes. Remove from pans. Let the cakes cool to the touch. If the cakes, have rounded tops, cut the tops off Brush off all crumbs and loose bits of cake.
• Open the coconut milk and stir to mix the thick cream and milk together before using. If it needs to be thinned, add a little water. Brush the top of each cake with the coconut milk, then refrigerate.

OLD FASHIONED COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9-inch cake pans.
• Beat butter and margarine together using an electric mixer in a bowl until creamy. Add sugar gradually, beating until light and fluffy.
• Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl.
• Add eggs one at a time to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture alternately with coconut milk and vanilla extract, beating after each addition until smooth. Pour about 2 1/3 cups batter into each prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cake layers cool in pans for 10 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely, about 30 minutes more.
• Stir sour cream, sugar, coconut, and milk together in a bowl until filling is well blended.
• Remove one cake layer from the pan and invert onto a cake plate. Poke holes approximately 1-inch apart using the end of a wooden spoon until entire cake has been poked. Spread 1/3 of the filling on the cake layer. Top with second layer; repeat process. Top with last layer and repeat process again.
• Combine sugar and egg whites in the top of a double boiler. Heat the pot over boiling water, stirring with a wire whisk until all sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Transfer sugar mixture to the bowl of an electric stand mixer and beat using the wire attachment until soft peaks form. Switch to the paddle attachment. Pour in vanilla extract and salt. Beat in butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until fully incorporated. Beat until meringue reaches a thick buttercream consistency. Spread onto cake. Decorate with coconut as desired.

OLD-FASHIONED COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease three 9-inch round cake pans.
• Mix sugar, eggs, and egg yolks together in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Heat milk and butter in saucepan over low heat until butter melts, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• Combine flour and baking powder in a bowl. Pour into egg mixture. Add vanilla extract and milk mixture; beat well using an electric mixer. Divide batter evenly among the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean, 15 to 18 minutes. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, thoroughly clean mixing bowl and beaters. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar with an electric mixer until foamy.
• Bring sugar and water to a boil in a saucepan. Boil until a candy thermometer reads 242 degrees F (116 degrees C), 3 to 4 minutes.
• Beat egg whites on high speed. Carefully pour in hot sugar mixture in the side of the bowl, avoiding the beaters; continue to beat on high until stiff peaks form, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in vanilla extract.
• Place 1 cooled cake layer on a serving platter and frost the top. Repeat with second and third layers of cake. Complete frosting the sides, top, and throughout. Sprinkle coconut on top and smooth onto sides of cake using your hands.

COCONUT SOUR CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Approximately 8 hours prior to making cake, combine sour cream, thawed coconut and sugar. Refrigerate 8 hours and let flavors blend.
• Mix cake mix, butter, eggs and water per instructions on box and pour batter into two 8" greased baking cake pans. Bake as per instructions and allow to cool. Cut cake layers in half making a total of four layers. (I have found that using dental floss cuts a layer nicely into halves. I also trim the brown off of the outer cake edges.).
• Frost with sour cream mixture and stack layers. Spread cool whip evenly on outer cake edges and on top. Sprinkle top with coconut flakes.
• Keep refrigerated at least one day before cutting cake. Better if you can wait two or three days, but it's very hard to do that!
• Enjoy this very moist cake!

COCONUT ICE BOX CAKE

Steps:

• One day in advance, mix the filling.
• Cover, and keep in the refrigerator overnight.
• The next day bake cake mix according to directions on package.
• When cool, slice cakes crosswise to make four layers.
• Spread filling between layers.
• (Be generous!).
• Spread final layer on top of cake.
• This should be kept in the refrigerator, and will keep up to a week.

COCONUT SOUR CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour two 9 inch pans. Prepare cake mix as directed by manufacturer, adding almond extract. Bake according to instructions on package. When cake is cool, remove from pans and cut in half, horizontally.
• To make the filling, mix together the sour cream and sugar in a medium sized bowl. stir in 1 1/2 cups of the coconut. reserve 1 cup of this mixture and spread the rest between the cooled cake layers. Fold whipped topping into the remaining filling, frost the outside of the cake. Sprinkle the remaining coconut over the top of the frosted cake.
• Refrigerate from 1 to 3 days before serving.

OLD FASHIONED COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Combine eggs and sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add flour and baking powder and beat on low until smooth.
• Add coconut flavoring.
• Combine milk and butter in a saucepan and heat until butter melts.
• Fold into other mixture.
• Bake in 2 or 3 greased and floured 8 or 9 inch cake pans at 350°F for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Thaw the packages of coconut.
• Squeeze each opened package coconut over the cooled cakes so that the coconut "milk" is sprinkled over the cake and soaks into the cake. Ice generously with "Seven-Minute Frosting" (#96449).
• Topping the icing with the coconut (in between the layers too!).