Orange Coconut Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 2 (9-inch) round cake pans, then line them parchment paper. Grease them again and dust lightly with flour.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar on medium-high speed for 3 to 5 minutes, until light yellow and fluffy. Crack the eggs into a small bowl. With the mixer on medium speed, add the eggs 1 at a time, scraping down the bowl once during mixing. Add the vanilla and almond extracts and mix well. The mixture might look curdled; don't be concerned.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the dry ingredients and the milk to the batter in 3 parts, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Mix until just combined. Fold in the 4 ounces of coconut with a rubber spatula.
• Pour the batter evenly into the 2 pans and smooth the top with a knife. Bake in the center of the oven for 45 to 55 minutes, until the tops are browned and a cake tester comes out clean. Cool on a baking rack for 30 minutes, then turn the cakes out onto a baking rack to finish cooling.
• For the frosting, in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the cream cheese, butter, vanilla and almond extract on low speed. Add the confectioners' sugar and mix until just smooth (don't whip!).
• To assemble, place 1 layer on a flat serving plate, top side down, and spread with frosting. Place the second layer on top, top side up, and frost the top and sides. To decorate the cake, sprinkle the top with coconut and lightly press more coconut onto the sides. Serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, water, orange juice and 1 teaspoon orange extract. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Spoon into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan., Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until lightly browned and entire top appears dry. Immediately invert pan onto a wire rack; cool completely, about 1 hour. Run a knife around sides of cake and remove from pan., In a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Stir in orange zest and remaining orange extract. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Fold in 3/4 cup coconut and 3/4 cup whipped topping., Split cake into three horizontal layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate; top with half of the pudding mixture. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining whipped topping. Toast remaining coconut; sprinkle over top and sides of cake. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Note: The filling has to thicken in the refrigerator overnight. To make the filling:.
• Poke holes in the top of the coconut and drain the milk - you should have approximately 1/3c. Split the coconut and shred the meat - the amount doesn't matter, just use what you get. Put into a ziplock bag or a bowl with a lid to stay fresh until the next day. In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the marshmallows into the coconut milk, remove from heat and cool. Refrigerate overnight.
• The next day:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line the bottoms of two 8" or 9" round cake pans with waxed paper.
• Beat the egg whites until foamy; gradually beat in 3/4c. sugar until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, beat the egg yolks with the remaining 1/4c. sugar until thick and lemon-colored; mix in the orange juice and salt.
• Fold the egg whites into the yolk mixture, and then fold in the flour.
• Pour batter into waxed-paper lined pans and bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. (The tops will spring back to the touch). Cool in pans for 10 minutes and then turn out.
• Filling:.
• Remove from the refrigerate and note that it has gelled and thickened.
• Whip marshmallow mixture until light and fluffy. Beat whipping cream until light and fluffy - don't add any sugar. Fold into marshmallow/coconut milk mixture.
• Split (torte) the 2 completely cooled cake layers so that you have 4 layers. Place first layer on cake plate and spread 1/4 marshmallow/cream mixture on top, sprinkle with shredded coconut. Alternate cake layers and marshmallow/cream mixture and coconut, ending with marshmallow/cream mixture & coconut on top. Store unused portion in refrigerator - it tastes better the 2nd day!

Steps:

• In bowl soften yeast in water.
• Stir in eggs,JUST 1/4 cup sugar, the sour cream, and JUST 6 TBS.
• butter, and salt.
• Stir in 2 3/4 cups flour.
• On floured surface knead enough flour in to make a moderately soft dough.
• Knead til smooth and elastic, about five minutes.
• Place in greased bowl, turn.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place about 1/12 hours or until double.
• Punch down Turn onto floured surface.
• Divide in half.
• Shape each half into a ball.
• Cover and let rest ten minutes.
• Roll each half into a 12 inch circle.
• Brush each with 1 TBS of remaining butter.
• Combine remaining sugar, JUST 3/4 cup of coconut,and the orange peel;sprinkle over dough.
• Cut each circle into 12 triangles.
• Roll up each piece starting at wide end.
• Arrange rolls, like a pinwheel in two greased 9" round pans.
• Cover;let rise again til double (30 mins) Bake in 350 oven for 25-30 minutes.
• Immediately remove from pans and put on wire racks, with waxed paper under.
• Glaze In saucepan combine sugar, the sour cream, orange juice, and butter.
• Stir over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
• Boil 3 minutes stirring constantly.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Prepare angle food cake batter and use 1 cup water and 1/3 cup orange juice for liquids, instead of what the package indicates.
• Fold in 1 teaspoon of the orange extract.
• Pour into 10-inch ungreased tube pan and spread evenly.
• Break air pockets by cutting through the batter with a knife.
• Bake on lowest rack for 30 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched in the center.
• Remove cake from oven; invert pan and let cake cool completely up side down in pan.
• Loosen cake from sides of pan using a long spatula; remove from pan.
• Slice cake horizontally into 4 equal layers using a serrated knife; set layers aside.
• In a small bowl, prepare instant pudding mix according to package directions, using skim milk.
• Stir in remaining 1 teaspoon orange extract and orange rind.
• Fold in 1 cup coconut and 3/4 cup whipped topping. Chill at least 15 minutes.
• Place bottom cake layer on serving plate; spread with 1/3 of pudding mixture.
• Repeat with remaining cake layers, ending with top cake layer.
• Spread remaining 2 1/2 cups whipped topping over top and sides of cake; sprinkle with remaining 1 cup coconut.
• Store loosely covered in refrigerator until served.
• **Recipe can be revised according to package directions of cake mix and pudding**.

Steps:

• CAKE:.
• Preheat oven to 350-degrees F --
• Sift cake flour with sugar.
• In a separate bowl, stir butter and orange rind to soften. Add flour mixture and milk. Mix to dampen flour; beat for 2 minutes at medium speed of an electric mixer or 300 strokes by hand.
• Add eggs and beat one minute longer with mixer or 150 strokes by hand.
• Stir in coconut.
• Pour into grease and floured tube pan.
• Bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until cake tests done.
• Remove from oven and let cool. Remove from pan and invert onto serving platter.
• When cooled completely, frost with Fluffy Orange Frosting.
• FLUFFY ORANGE FROSTING:.
• Mix egg whites, sugar, salt, water and corn syrup in top of a double boiler.
• Beat over simmering water (being careful that water doesn't touch bottom of bowl your ingredients are in) an elextric beater or rotary beater. Beat until frosting stands in stiff peaks.
• Remove bowl from water.
• Add vanilla and orange extracts. Tint if desired with food coloring to bring out the "orangie-ness".

Steps:

• Grease and flour 10-inch tube pan.
• Preheat oven 350°.
• Cream margarine, shortening, and sugar till light and fluffy, about 10 minutes.
• Beat in eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each one.
• Add extract, zest and juice; combine well.
• Alternately add flour and milk, beating well after each addition.
• Add coconut and beat 1 minute.
• Pour into prepared pan; bake 1 hour and 15 minutes till test done.
• Cool 15 minutes remove to wire rack to cool completely.