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coconut cloud cake.

Coconut Cloud Cake

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  • Author: Cindy Gibbs
  • Prep Time: 20 Minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 Minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: 12 Servings 1x
  • Category: Cake/Desserts
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: American

Description

Coconut Cloud Cake is a delightfully spongy cake that’s filled and topped with a dreamy seven-minute frosting and coconut.  It’s not heavy or overly sweet either.  I think it’s a perfect springtime or Easter cake, and if you’re not a coconut fan, feel free to omit it.  It will still be undeniably delicious!  


Ingredients

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CAKE

  • 1 cup sifted cake flour (sift the flour before measuring)
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar divided
  • 1 3/4 cups egg whites, room temperature (about 14 large)
  • 1 tablespoon warm water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

SEVEN MINUTE FROSTING

  • 3 large egg whites, cold or room temperature
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 5 tablespoons water
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup sweetened flake coconut

TOPPING

  • 3 cups sweetened flake coconut


Instructions

CAKE

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Add the sugar to a food processor or blender and pulse for about 30 seconds.  Add 1 cup of the sugar and the sifted cake flour to a fine-mesh wire sieve, and sift together.  Repeat 2 more times.  Set aside.
  3. Add the egg whites and warm water to the bowl of a stand mixer or large mixing bowl.  Using a whisk attachment, on low speed, whisk together the egg whites and water until foamy.  Add the salt, cream of tartar, and vanilla.  Beat on medium speed until soft peaks form.  Increase the speed to medium-high and sprinkle in the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time.  Keep whisking until the egg whites are stiff but not dry.  Note:  The tip of the egg white peak should stand up straight on its own without falling over and should still look glossy.
  4. Remove the bowl from the mixer and add the sifted flour and sugar, by sprinkling the mixture over the egg whites in six additions, using a spatula to gently but quickly fold in.
  5. Pour the batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan with a removable bottom.  Smooth the top with an offset spatula.  Run a knife through the batter to release any air bubbles.  Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the top of the cake is golden brown and springs back when touched.
  6. Invert the cake pan on its legs, or if it doesn’t have legs invert it onto the neck of a glass bottle, and allow it to cool completely, about 1 hour.  Carefully run a thin sharp knife around the outside edges of the cake and the inside tube to loosen it from the sides of the pan and invert it, bottom side up, onto a cake plate.  Set aside and make the frosting.

SEVEN MINUTE FROSTING

  1. Place a heatproof bowl from a stand mixer over a saucepan of simmering water.  (The water should have air bubbles around the edges but not be boiling).
  2. In the bowl, combine the egg whites, sugar, water, and cream of tartar.  Cook over medium heat, whisking frequently until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is foamy, about 5 minutes.
  3. Attach the bowl to a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment.  Beat the mixture on high speed until it becomes glossy and voluminous.  This could take up to 7 minutes.  Whisk in the vanilla.
  4. Using a long serrated knife, carefully slice off the top 1 1/2 inches of the cake, making sure to not break it, and set it aside.  Cut a channel, 1-inch wide and 1-inch deep halfway between the center and the edge of the cake.  Fill the channel with the frosting and spread the frosting over the entire layer and sprinkle the coconut over the layer.
  5. Gently place the reserved cake layer on top of the bottom cake layer.  Spread the remaining frosting over the sides and top of the cake.

TOPPING

  1. Sprinkle the coconut nut over the top and sides of the cake, gently patting the coconut into the frosting on the sides.

Notes

  • Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart.