Coconut lovers, meet your new favourite cake! We infused the normal Latin American dessert with a quartet of coconut so every chunk is a velvety, melt-in-your-mouth expertise with tropical aptitude.
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Coconut Tres Leches Cake
Makes 1 (13×9-inch) cake
- 1¾ cups (219 grams) cake flour
- 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
- ½ cup (112 grams) virgin coconut oil, melted and cooled
- 4 giant eggs (200 grams), room temperature
- 2½ teaspoons (12.5 grams) baking powder
- 2 teaspoons (8 grams) vanilla extract
- 1¼ teaspoons (3.75 grams) kosher salt
- 1½ cups (360 grams) well-shaken full-fat canned coconut milk
- 1 cup (240 grams) cream of coconut
- 1 cup (240 grams) heavy whipping cream
- Vanilla Whipped Cream (recipe follows)
- Garnish: toasted sweetened flaked coconut
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Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Utilizing a pastry brush, calmly brush backside of a 13×9-inch baking pan with baking spray with flour. (Don’t brush sides of pan.)
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In a big bowl, vigorously whisk collectively flour, sugar, butter, coconut oil, eggs, baking powder, vanilla, and salt till nicely mixed, about 5 minutes. Unfold batter into ready pan. Faucet pan on a kitchen towel-lined counter a number of occasions to launch any air bubbles.
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Bake till golden brown and a wood choose inserted in middle comes out clear, about 20 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack for half-hour. Run a pointy knife round edges of pan to loosen cake.
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In a liquid-measuring cup, whisk collectively coconut milk, cream of coconut, and cream till nicely mixed.
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Utilizing a small wood skewer, poke holes throughout heat cake. Slowly pour coconut combination throughout cake. Let cool utterly. Cowl and refrigerate cooled cake for at the least 4 hours or as much as in a single day.
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Simply earlier than serving, unfold Vanilla Whipped Cream onto cake, and garnish with flaked coconut, if desired. Cowl and refrigerate for as much as 3 days.
PRO TIP: Cream of coconut is a sweetened model of coconut cream, which is a mix of coconut water and coconut meat. Cream of coconut is usually utilized in cocktails, so that you’re more likely to discover it within the wine, beer, and mixers part of your grocery retailer.
Vanilla Whipped Cream
Makes about 5 cups
- 2 cups (480 grams) chilly heavy whipping cream
- ⅔ cup (80 grams) confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon (4 grams) vanilla extract
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Within the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat all elements at low pace till nicely mixed. Enhance mixer pace to medium-high, and beat till medium peaks type, 2 to three minutes.
