CAKE: 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Juice from a fresh coconut with enough milk added, if needed, to make 1 cup 1 cup (2 sticks ...

To grate fresh coconut, first crack open a whole coconut; discard the liquid. Place the coconut pieces on a baking sheet and bake at 350°F for five minutes to loosen the flesh from the shell; let ...

Place the sugar with one-half cup water in a small pan and stir to dissolve. Bring the mixture to a gentle boil and cook without stirring for 3 minutes. Then boil for 5 to 10 minutes more ...

For the sponge Put the eggs and sugar in a mixing bowl, and whisk it until it is light, pale, and fluffy. In a separate bowl, mix in all the remaining ingredients thoroughly. Now very gently, mix ...

6. Remove cake from oven, then use a fork to poke holes in top of cake. 7. Immediately pour half of glaze onto cake and cool cake for 1 hour. 8. Invert cake onto cake stand or serving plate.

Coconut Cake Makes 8 to 12 servings. Recipe attributed to Gladys Presley, Elvis Presley’s mother, is from “Fit for a King: The Elvis Presley Cookbook” by Elizabeth McKeon, Ralph Gevirtz and ...

Today, Seton Rossini shares a chocolate covered coconut cake, an Almond Joy all grown up, from her cookbook Sweet Envy: Deceptively Easy Desserts, Designed to Steal the Show. The coconut cake is ...

Frosting: 1/2 cup butter softened 1 (8-oz) package cream cheese 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 4 cups powdered sugar 1 (7-oz) package shredded coconut, lightly toasted Preheat oven to 325 degrees ...

Indulge in the rich, deep flavors of a true baking classic with this Homemade German Chocolate Cake. This iconic dessert ...