Our editor’s favorite, this Coconut Poke Cake is full of sweet coconut flavor. Kitchen Tip: Place bowl and beaters in the freezer for a few minutes before whipping heavy cream.
Coconut Cake
2016-04-19 23:25:04
Makes 10 to 12 servings
Ingredients
- 2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 3⁄4 cup whole buttermilk
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 teaspoon coconut extract
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 3⁄4 cup coconut milk
- 4 cups sweetened whipped cream
- 3⁄4 cup sweetened flaked coconut, toasted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with baking spray with flour.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Make a well in center of dry ingredients; add melted butter, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla, and coconut extract. Beat with a mixer at low speed until combined, about 2 minutes. Pour into prepared baking dish.
- Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes. Using a fork, poke holes in warm cake.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together condensed milk and coconut milk; pour over cake. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 4 hours.
- Spread whipped cream over cake. Sprinkle with coconut.
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Coconut poke cake question: what kind of coconut milk? Canned coconut milk or the dairy-free sold in cartons in grocery refrigerated section?
Hi Joanne! Thanks for asking! We used canned unsweetened coconut milk. Let us know how it turns out!
How to make sweeten whip cream? How much sugar do you add to the heavy cream it is not included in recipe.
Hi Della! Thanks for asking! We used store-bought whipped cream, like Cool Whip. Sorry for the confusion!
Della, add sugar to taste if you’re whipping REAL cream. (And why wouldn’t you????) 2 Tblsp sugar to 1 cup of heavy cream. You can always stir them together and test for sweetness before you begin the beating process if you’re that uncertain.
Instead of regular flour can you substitute cake flour without any other recipe modification?
Hi Millie! In this recipe, that should work. Thanks for asking!