Coconut Lemon Cream Snow Cake
Coconut Lemon Cream Snow Cake
Photography byYvonne Duivenvoorden
- Preparation time: 20 minutes Chill: 2-1/2 hours
- Total time : 37 minutes
- Portion size: 12 to 16
This recipe makes 16 servings
Nutritional Info |
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|---|---|
| Per each of 16 servings: about | - |
| cal | 615 |
| pro | 7 g |
| total fat | 41 g |
| sat. fat | 27 g |
| carb | 59 g |
| fibre | 3 g |
| chol | 162 mg |
| sodium | 196 mg |
| potassium | 195 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 7 |
| iron | 14 |
| vit A | 29 |
| vit C | 7 |
| folate | 27 |
You can make the custard and cake for this shaggy white-on-white dream two days ahead and assemble the final product at your leisure. Just don't throw away the egg whites – you'll need them for the buttercream!
Ingredients
- 2 cups 2cupsunsweetened desiccated coconut
- 1 cup 1cupunsalted butter, softened
- 1-1/3 cups 1-1/3cupsgranulated sugar
- 3 3eggeggs
- 1 tsp 1tspvanilla
- 2-3/4 cups 2-3/4cupsall-purpose flour
- 2 tsp 2tspbaking powder
- 1/2 tsp 1/2tspbaking soda
- 1/2 tsp 1/2tspsalt
- 3/4 cup 3/4cupcoconut milk Lemon Cream:
- 4 4egg yolkegg yolks
- 1/2 cup 1/2cupgranulated sugar
- 1 tsp 1tspfinely grated lemon rind
- 1/2 cup 1/2cuplemon juice
- 1/4 cup 1/4cupcornstarch
- 1-3/4 cups 1-3/4cupsmilk
- 3 tbsp 3tbspunsalted butter Buttercream:
- 4 4egg whiteegg whites
- 1 cup 1cupgranulated sugar
- 1-1/4 cups 1-1/4cupsunsalted butter, cubed
- 1/2 tsp 1/2tspvanilla
- 1 pinch 1pinchsalt
Preparation
Lemon Cream: In bowl, whisk together egg yolks, sugar, lemon rind and juice, and cornstarch.
In saucepan, heat milk over medium heat until bubbles form around edge; gradually whisk half into egg mixture. Whisk back into pan; bring to boil over medium-high heat, whisking constantly. Cook, whisking, until bubbling and thickened, about 3 minutes.
Remove from heat. Whisk in butter. Place plastic wrap directly on surface; refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
On baking sheet, toast half of the coconut in 350°F (180°C) oven until golden, 3 to 5 minutes; set aside.
Grease two 9-inch (1.5 L) round metal cake pans; line bottoms with parchment paper. Set aside.
In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until light. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time; beat in vanilla. In separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir into butter mixture alternately with coconut milk, making 3 additions of dry ingredients and 2 of coconut milk. Fold in toasted coconut.
Scrape into prepared pans. Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Let cool in pans on racks for 15 minutes; remove from pans. Peel off paper; let cool completely.
Cut each cake horizontally in half. Place 1 layer, cut side up, on cake plate. Spread with one-third of the lemon cream; repeat layers twice. Top with remaining cake layer, cut side down. Set aside.
Buttercream: In bowl of stand mixer, whisk egg whites with sugar. Place bowl over saucepan of simmering water; cook, whisking, until warm and sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute.
Using whisk attachment, beat at medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, about 6 minutes. Beat in butter, 2 tbsp (30 mL) at a time, until satiny (mixture will curdle initially). Beat in vanilla and salt.
Spread one-third of the buttercream over top and side of cake to mask in crumbs; refrigerate for 30 minutes. Spread remaining icing over top and side. Press remaining coconut onto top and side.
Source : Canadian Living Magazine: January 2011
