Glazed Coconut Cake Recipe
There's not a single being who will be able to eat just one, is what I guarantee for this Glazed Coconut Cake. It is most popularly enjoyed as a Dessert. Dish up this Glazed Coconut Cake for a meal today and see it simply vanish.
Ingredients
1 3/4 cups sifted all purpose flour
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2/3 cup milk
Glaze:
6 tablespoons melted butter
6 tablespoons brown sugar
3 tablespoons heavy cream
1/2 cup grated or flaked coconut
Directions
Sift together flour, salt, and baking powder.
Set aside.
Cream butter until soft, add sugar, a little at a time, beating until smooth.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating hard after each addition.
Add milk and flour mixture, alternating them and beginning and ending with flour.
stir in almond extract and pour into an 8 inch square cake pan.
Bake in a 350° oven for 45 minutes or until cake pulls away slightly from sides of pan.
Turn out of pan and spread, while still warm, with glazed coconut.
To make the glaze: Mix together melted butter, brown sugar, heavy cream, and grated or flaked coconut.
Spread on top of cake and place about 4 inches from broiling unit for several minutes or until nicely browned.
Watch carefully because it takes only 3 to 4 minutes for the glaze to turn the right color.
Set aside.
Cream butter until soft, add sugar, a little at a time, beating until smooth.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating hard after each addition.
Add milk and flour mixture, alternating them and beginning and ending with flour.
stir in almond extract and pour into an 8 inch square cake pan.
Bake in a 350° oven for 45 minutes or until cake pulls away slightly from sides of pan.
Turn out of pan and spread, while still warm, with glazed coconut.
To make the glaze: Mix together melted butter, brown sugar, heavy cream, and grated or flaked coconut.
Spread on top of cake and place about 4 inches from broiling unit for several minutes or until nicely browned.
Watch carefully because it takes only 3 to 4 minutes for the glaze to turn the right color.
