Yes this was my birthday cake and YES it was GOOD! I got the recipe here (great site) but you can also find the recipe below. One word of caution–this recipe makes a HUGE 3 layer cake. Make sure you have a lot of people around to eat it! I can’t be trusted around this cake so I’m bringing hunks of it to friends and family immediately!!
Ingredients
Cake:
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 stick butter, softened
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
5 eggs, separated
3 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups all purpose flour
Frosting:
3 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
1 stick butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 2-lb package powdered sugar (I used less according to my taste)
1 cup chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans.
- Beat egg whites until stiff. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter, oil, and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the egg yolks, vanilla, and coconut.
- In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and baking powder.
- Alternate adding buttermilk and dry ingredients to wet ingredients.
- Mix until just combined, then fold in egg whites.
- Pour evenly into the three prepared pans.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes, then turn the cakes out onto cooling racks and allow to cool completely.
To make the frosting:
- In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar.
- Beat until light and fluffy.
- Stir in chopped pecans and coconut.
- Spread between layers, sides, and top of the cake using an offset spatula.
- This step is optional, but I toasted some extra coconut (in a single layer on a parchment lined baking sheet in 350 degree oven for 10 minutes or so until lightly browned) and dressed up the sides of the cake.
I suggest storing the cake in the refrigerator until ready to serve, then take it out about an hour before to allow the frosting to soften a bit.
