Coconut Spice Cake
coconut spice cake
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon of ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon of allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon of ground ginger
- 1/2 cup of butter
- 1/2 cup of granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup of firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/4 cups of light cream
- 1/4 cup of molasses
- 1 1/4 cup of shredded coconut
- 2/3 cup of orange marmalade
- 1 3oz. package of cream cheese
- 6 tablespoons of butter
- 2 cups of sifted powdered sugar
- A few drops of orange extract
Instructions
- 1
Grease and flour 3 round cake pans.
- 2
Combine the first 8 ingredients and 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a bowl and mix well.
- 3
In another large bowl, beat 1/2 cup of butter for 30 seconds.
- 4
Mix in the granulated and brown sugars and the vanilla.
- 5
Add the eggs, beating for 1 minute after each egg is added.
- 6
In another bowl, combine the cream and molasses.
- 7
Add the dry ingredients and the molasses mixture alternately to the egg mixture, beating well after each addition.
- 8
Stir in the coconut and pour the batter into the greased and floured cake pans.
- 9
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
- 10
Allow the cakes to cool for 10 minutes and remove them from the pans.
- 11
Allow the cakes to cool completely and stack the layers spreading the orange marmalade between the layers.
- 12
For the frosting, beat together the cream cheese and the remaining butter.
- 13
Next, mix in the powdered sugar and a few drops of the orange extract.
- 14
After frosting the cake sprinkle with toasted coconut if desired and chill.