Moist Coconut Cake
This coconut cake recipe makes a soft and moist cake with easy baking ingredients, coconut extract, and flaked coconut for a great coconut flavor.
Instructions
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{'id': 'step_0', 'step': 1, 'text': 'Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan (see Cook's Note).'}
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{'id': 'step_1', 'step': 2, 'text': 'Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl; set aside.'}
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{'id': 'step_2', 'step': 3, 'text': 'Beat butter and sugar together in a separate large bowl with an electric mixer until noticeably lighter in color and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the beaten butter mixture before adding the next. Mix in coconut extract.'}
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{'id': 'step_3', 'step': 4, 'text': 'Pour in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, mixing until just incorporated. Fold in coconut, mixing just enough to evenly combine. Pour cake batter into prepared pan.'}
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{'id': 'step_4', 'step': 5, 'text': 'Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.'}
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{'id': 'step_5', 'step': 6, 'text': 'If desired, frost cooled cake with your favorite buttercream frosting and sprinkle with flaked coconut.'}
Nutrition Facts
Per serving (12 servings total)