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Halekulani Hotel Coconut Cake

Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 12 slices
Calories 550
A luscious coconut cake inspired by the luxurious Halekulani Hotel, featuring layers of coconut pastry cream and whipped cream frosting.

Ingredients

Cake and Pastry

  • 2 1/2 cups Cake Flour
  • 2/3 cup Sugar (for cake batter)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
  • 1 egg Egg
  • 2 egg whites Egg White (for meringue)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Cream of Tartar
  • 2/3 cup 2% Milk
  • 1/2 cup Sugar (for meringue)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 egg Egg (for pastry cream)
  • 1/2 cup Butter (for pastry cream)
  • 1 3/4 cups Milk (for pastry cream)
  • 1 1/4 cups Sweetened Coconut Flakes (for filling and topping)
  • 1/4 cup Heavy Cream (for whipped cream)
  • 1/4 cup Sugar (for whipped cream)

Other

  • 1 cup Amaretto (for filling)

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour a 9-inch pan.
  • Mix dry ingredients, add oil, egg, water; beat until smooth. Whip egg whites with cream of tartar, add sugar, beat to stiff peaks. Fold into batter.
  • Pour batter into pan, bake 30 minutes. Cool and refrigerate.
  • Make pastry cream: heat milk, sugar, salt, vanilla. Mix remaining milk with cornstarch and eggs, combine with hot milk, cook until thick. Stir in butter, cool.
  • Whip heavy cream with sugar until stiff peaks. Mix with pastry cream, coconut, and amaretto. Layer cake with pastry cream, frost with whipped cream, top with coconut.

Notes

Chill the cake thoroughly before serving for best flavor and texture.
Calories: 550kcal
Cost: $25
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Hawaiian
Keyword: coconut