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Coconut Cream Cheese Cake

Made From Pinterest
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter softened (2 sticks)
  • 6 oz softened cream cheese
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp coconut extract You can also use vanilla extract if you like
  • 2 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup cream of coconut not coconut milk! You can sometimes find this in the liquor section of your grocery store.
  • FROSTING
  • 1/2 cup softened butter
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 tsp coconut extract
  • 3 to 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar depending on how thick you like your frosting!
  • 1/2 cup cream of coconut
  • 1 cup coconut- for toasting and sprinkling on top of the frosting

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Spray a 9x13 cake pan with cooking spray.
  • Cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar together, incorporating well.
  • One at a time, beat in the 6 eggs and then add the coconut extract and cream of coconut.
  • Finally add your flour.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan. Batter will be thick
  • Bake 35 to 40 minutes.
  • This cake might fall slightly after you take it out to cool. Not to worry! Remember this is a dense cake.

Frosting:

  • Blend the butter, cream cheese, cream of coconut and coconut extract together. When creamy, add the sugar.
  • Toast your coconut by lightly spraying a frying pan and add your coconut. On medium heat, keep tossing your coconut until golden.
  • When your cake is cool, frost with your frosting and then sprinkle the toasted coconut on top.
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