Toasted coconut cake w/ walnuts & cranberries

Name: Toasted coconut cake w/ walnuts & cranberries
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup Cranberry juice; 1 1/2 cup Dried cranberries; 2 2/3 cup All purpose flour; 2 1/4 Baking powder; 1/4 tsp Baking soda; 1/4 tsp Salt; 3/4 cup Unsalted butter, softened; 1 1/3 cup Sugar; 6 Egg whites; 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla; 1/2 tsp Coconut extract; 3/4 cup Buttermilk; 1 tsp Coconut extract; 3/4 cup Unsalted butter, softened; 2 lb Powered sugar; 1/3 cup Unsweetened coconut milk; 1 1/2 cup Flaked coconut, toasted; 1 cup Walnuts, chopped & toasted

Mrsbossbentley @cook_2918486

Very tasty

Mrsbossbentley @cook_2918486

Very tasty

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Ingredients

35 mins

16 servings

Cake
2 cupCranberry juice
1 1/2 cupDried cranberries
2 2/3 cupAll purpose flour
2 1/4Baking powder
1/4 tspBaking soda
1/4 tspSalt
3/4 cupUnsalted butter, softened
1 1/3 cupSugar
6Egg whites
1 1/2 tspVanilla
1/2 tspCoconut extract
3/4 cupButtermilk
Frosting
1 tspCoconut extract
3/4 cupUnsalted butter, softened
2 lbPowered sugar
1/3 cupUnsweetened coconut milk
1 1/2 cupFlaked coconut, toasted
1 cupWalnuts, chopped & toasted

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Steps

35 mins

1

preheat oven to 350 fahrenheit. grease and flour 3 9-inch round cake pans.
2

In medium saucepan bring cranberry juice to boil. Add dried cranberries and return to boiling. reduce heat and simmer for 1 minute remove from heat. let stand while preparing cake then drain.
3

in medium bowl combine flour ,baking powder ,baking soda and salt. in large bowl combine 3/4 cup butter and granulated sugar. beat with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. With mixer on low, beat in egg whites, vanilla, 1/2 tsp coconut extract. Beat in flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with buttermilk until combined. Divide evenly among cake pans.
4

bake cake layers on 2 racks in center of the oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of each layer comes out clean. Cool completely.
5

for frosting in a large bowl beat 3/4 cup butter with an electric mixer on medium until smooth. Gradually add 2 cups of the powered sugar, beating well. Slowly beat in coconut milk, and extract, add remaining powder sugar until fluffy.
6

Place layer on cake plate. Spread frosting. Sprinkle with cranberries. Place second layer on top of filling, spread more frosting, top with walnuts, and coconut. Top with last cake layer, spread remaining frosting. Top with remaining coconut and walnuts.