This spring dessert is just as delectable as it is lovely.
Coconut Lemon Cake
2016-03-17 10:11:29
Makes 1 (6-inch) cake
Ingredients
- 1 (16.25-ounce) box white cake mix
- 3 large egg whites
- ⅓ cup coconut oil
- 1 (13.6-ounce) can coconut milk
- 1 teaspoon coconut extract
- 2 (10-ounce) jars prepared lemon curd*
- Lemon Buttercream (recipe follows)
- Garnish: cabbage rose
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Spray 3 (6-inch) cake pans with baking spray; line bottoms of pans with parchment paper, and spray again; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, beat cake mix, egg whites, oil, milk, and extract at medium speed with a mixer for 1 minute. Increase speed to high, and beat for 2 minutes. Divide batter among prepared pans. Bake for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to let cool completely.
- Spread lemon curd between layers. Frost sides and top of cake with Lemon Buttercream. Garnish with rose, if desired.
Notes
- *For testing purposes, we used Dickinson’s Lemon Curd.
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Lemon Buttercream
2016-03-17 10:15:54
Makes about 4 cups
Ingredients
- 3 large egg whites, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 ½ cups unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer set over a pan of simmering water, combine egg whites, sugar, salt, and extract. Cook, whisking constantly, until mixture registers 140° on a candy thermometer.
- Remove bowl from double boiler, and return to stand mixer. Beat mixture with whip attachment on high speed until tripled in volume and cooled, about 10 minutes.
- Reduce mixer speed to medium low. Add butter, 1 to 2 tablespoons at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add confectioners’ sugar, and beat to combine. Use immediately, or cover and chill for up to 2 weeks. Bring frosting to room temperature, and beat at medium-high speed with a mixer until smooth before using.
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