Simple Mills - Toasted Coconut Cake

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Ingredients

1 box Simple Mills Vanilla Cake Mix

3 eggs

1/3 cup (80ml) coconut oil, melted

1/3 cup (80ml) liquid portion from coconut milk (see NOTE below) or water

1 Tbsp + 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, divided

3/4 cup (60g) unsweetened coconut flakes, toasted, divided

1 can full fat coconut milk, unshaken and refrigerated at least 8 hours

3 Tbsp coconut sugar

12 strawberries (optional for garnish)

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350F / 180F (160C Fan)
  2. Grease 8-inch cake pan well. Dust with 1/2 tsp of cake mix
  3. Whisk eggs, oil, water and 1 Tbsp of vanilla in large bowl. Add in 1/4 cup (20g) of toasted coconut
  4. Add wet ingredients to cake mix, mix until well blended
  5. Pour batter into prepared pan
  6. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pan
  7. Cut cake horizontally in half to form two layers
  8. Spoon solid coconut milk from top part of can into a small bowl. Do not add any liquid from the can. Beat on high speed until fluffy. Add coconut sugar and remaining 1/2 tsp of vanilla; blend well
  9. Spread half of the whipped coconut milk on bottom layer of cake; sprinkle with 1/4 cup (20g) of remaining toasted coconut. Top remaining cake layer (repeat previous steps). 
  10. Garnish with strawberries, if desired

NOTE: Coconut milk must be thoroughly chilled in order to whip. Refrigerate it the night before you want to make this cake. Do not shake the can before or after refrigeration. The goal is to separate the solids from the liquid. The solids will be whipped for the filling and 1/3 cup of the liquid can be used in place of water in making the cake layer. For this recipe, do not use lite coconut milk; it will not whip

HOW TO TOAST COCONUT: Heat oven to 350°F. Spread coconut on shallow baking sheet. Bake 5 to 8 minutes or until lightly browned

 

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