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Strawberry Coconut Layer Cake

Strawberry Coconut Layer Cake

Coconut cake filled with fresh strawberries and topped with a strawberry coconut buttercream frosting.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Equipment

  • 3 9- inch round cake pans

Ingredients
  

For the Coconut Cake:

  • 2½ cups cake flour (280g)
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 1¼ tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. baking soda
  • 12 tbsp. softened unsalted butter (168g)
  • 1½ cups granulated sugar (300g)
  • 1 tsp. coconut extract
  • ½ cup sweetened coconut flakes
  • 4 large eggs, at room temperature
  • ½ cup whole milk buttermilk, at room temperature

For the Strawberry Filling:

  • 2 cups strawberries, thinly sliced
  • ½ cup strawberry jam

For the Buttercream Frosting:

  • 3½ cups sifted powdered sugar (sift before measuring)
  • 1 cup softened unsalted butter
  • 2 tsp. coconut extract
  • 4 tbsp. heavy cream
  • ¼ cup strawberries, minced
  • ⅛ tsp. red food dye

Instructions
 

  • Begin by making the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray three nine- inch round cake pans with baking spray. Line the bottom of each pan with parchment rounds and spray them with the baking spray.
  • In a bowl, sift together the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar. Beat on high for four minutes until the mixture is light and fluffy. Beat in the coconut flakes and coconut extract.
  • Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
  • Add a half of the flour on low speed, and then add all of the buttermilk. Add the rest of the flour. Stir just until each element is blended in.
  • Divide the mixture equally between the three pans. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle. Cool for ten minutes in the pan on a wire rack, and then cool completely out of the pan on a wire rack.
  • While the cake cools, make the filling: Simply stir together the ingredients.
  • Also make the frosting: In the bowl of the electric mixer, using the the whisk attachment, whip together the powdered sugar, butter, coconut extract, dye and heavy cream. Whip until creamy. Stir in the strawberries.
  • Divide the filling between the bottom two layers and frost the cake all over with the buttercream.
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