How to Make a Easy Coconut Cream Dream Cake

Angela Mcneal
Angela Mcneal, Yahoo! Contributor Network
Mar 3, 2010 "Share your voice on Yahoo! websites. Start Here."
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 Tbsp shortening
  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 3/4 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup milk(2 %)
  • Frosting/filling:
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 4 Tbsp water
  • 2 tsp light corn syrup
  • 1 egg white
  • 1/4 tsp cream of tarter
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup cold 2% milk
  • 1/3 cup instant coconut cream pudding mix
  • 2 Tbsp flaked coconut, toasted

  1. In a mixing bowl cream together sugar, shortening and butter until fluffy. Add egg and yolk. Add the vanilla, Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt;add that to creamed mixture with the milk till combined.

  2. Step 2

    put the batter into 2 6-in pans that have been coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 for 20 -25 minutes.

  3. Step 3

    Cool for 10 minutes;remove from pans to wire racks and then cool completely.

  4. Step 4

    in a saucepan over low heat mix sugar, water, corn syrup, egg white and the cream of tarter. With a hand mixer beat on low until frosting reaches 160 degrees, about 5 minutes.

  5. Step 5

    Pour into a small mixing bowl, add vanilla. Beat on high until stiff peaks form, about 7 min.

  6. Step 6

    In a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding for 2 minutes. let stand till thick.

  7. Step 7

    Split each cake into two layers. Spread a third of pudding over one bottom layer, repeat each layer twice. top the remaining cake, frost top and the sides. Sprinkle with the coconut...Enjoy!

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