Fluffy Coconut Cake


From chatelaine magazine. It's the coconut milk in this cake that keeps it moist. To be frosted with recipe #216003.

Steps


Preheat oven at 350.
Lightly butter two 9-inch round cake pans.
Line bottoms with a circle of lightly buttered waxed paper.
In a bowl , using a fork , stir flour with coconut , baking powder and salt.
Using an electric mixer , beat butter with sugar until light , occasionally scraping the side of the bowl , 3 minutes.
Beat eggs , once at a time , until evenly mixed , then beat in vanilla.
With mixer on low , add flour mixture in 2 parts , altering with coconut milk.
Divide batter between prepared pans.
Smooth tops.
Bake in centre of preheated oven until cake tester inserted into centre of cakes comes out clean , 30 to 40 minutes.
Remove pans to racks.
Cool 10 minutes , then turn cakes out onto racks.
Turn top side down so cakes will be flat , for easy icing.
Cool.
Fill and frost with white chocolate and cream cheese icing , recipe #216003.

Ingredients


all-purpose flour, unsweetened coconut, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, unsweetened coconut milk