{"id":43404,"date":"2019-12-01T19:12:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T00:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=43404"},"modified":"2019-12-01T19:12:02","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T00:12:02","slug":"christmas-coconut-cake-revisited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=43404","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Coconut Cake, Revisited"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, everyone!\u00a0 Happy Cyber Monday.\u00a0 You are welcome to use our links below right to access our favorite online shops for your Cyber Monday deals.\u00a0 There is not extra cost to you.\u00a0 We hope you had a wonderful holiday.\u00a0 We sure did.\u00a0 We soaked up the sun in Sandestin, FL with the family.\u00a0 We have such a good time when we get together, but unfortunately, that is not often enough.\u00a0 We are revisiting one of our most popular Christmas recipes today, and if you haven&#8217;t made this cake yet, you just might want to.\u00a0 It is really tasty and is so pretty to serve over the holidays.\u00a0 Mom is sharing the recipe that her mother makes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*****<\/p>\n<p>Coconut cake was a favorite Christmas dessert that my mother baked every year when I was growing up. I know that coconut is loved by some and hated by some, but it is one of my favorites. I will eat any food (except red meat) if it has coconut on it or in it. I decided to follow my mother&#8217;s tradition and bake a coconut cake this year. Mike and I are spending Christmas with my parents, and I will freeze the cake so I can take it there for our long weekend. Christmas will be a very quiet and low key day. Daddy is 95, and Mother is 92, and they still live in their home. Thankfully, my brother lives near, and his help makes it possible for them to still live independently. Daddy has been in and out of the hospital this fall, and we are glad he will be home with us. You can use any yellow cake mix for this cake, but I like to bake and cook from scratch. I found the cake recipe on Allrecipes.com, and the frosting recipe is an oldie that has been in my recipe file since we were newlyweds.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40562\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Coconut-Cake-1-768x1024.png\" alt=\"Coconut cake - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Coconut-Cake-1-768x1024.png 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Coconut-Cake-1-242x323.png 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Coconut-Cake-1-300x400.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <div id=\"yrecipe-container-98\" class=\"yrecipe-container-border\" >\n    <div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Recipe\" id=\"yrecipe-container\" class=\"yrecipe\">\n      <div id=\"yrecipe-innerdiv\">\n        <div class=\"item b-b\"><div class=\"yrecipe-print-link fl-r\"><a class=\"butn-link\" title=\"Print this recipe\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"yrPrint('yrecipe-container-98', 'http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/yummly-rich-recipes\/', '' ); return false\">Print<\/a><\/div><div id=\"y-recipe-link-98\" class=\"y-recipe-link fl-r hide-print\"> <a href=\"\/\/yummly.com\" class=\"YUMMLY-YUM-BUTTON yummly-button add-recipe\">Yum<\/a>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.yummly.com\/js\/widget.js?wordpress&p=wp\"><\/script>\n                <\/div><div id=\"yrecipe-title\" itemprop=\"name\" class=\"b-b h-1 strong\" >Christmas Coconut Cake<\/div>\n      <\/div><div class=\"ymeta yclear\">\n      <div class=\"fl-l width-50\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"fl-l width-50\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"yclear\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div><p id=\"yrecipe-ingredients\" class=\"h-4 strong\">Ingredients<\/p><ul id=\"yrecipe-ingredients-list\"><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-0\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">2 cups all-purpose flour\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-1\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 1\/2 cups white sugar\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-2\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1\/2 cup shortening\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-3\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 cup milk\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-4\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">3 1\/2 teaspoons baking powder\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-5\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 teaspoon salt\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-6\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 teaspoon vanilla extract\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-7\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">3 eggs\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-8\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1\/2 cup chopped nuts (I use pecans, but this is optional)\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-9\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-10\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">Seven Minute Frosting\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-11\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-12\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-13\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 1\/2 cups sugar\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-14\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1\/4 teaspoon cream of tartar or 1 tablespoon white corn syrup\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-15\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1\/8 teaspoon salt\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-16\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1\/3 cup water\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-17\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">2 egg whites\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-18\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 1\/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-19\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 cup shredded coconut\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-20\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\"><\/li><\/ul><p id=\"yrecipe-instructions\" class=\"h-4 strong\">Instructions<\/p><ol id=\"yrecipe-instructions-list\" class=\"instructions\"><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-0\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13 inch pan. Mix together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-1\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">    In a large bowl, cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating just to combine. Finally, stir in vanilla. Pour batter into the prepared pan.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-2\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">    Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Frost and enjoy.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-3\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Note - I baked the batter in two eight-inch round cake pans for about 28 to 30 minutes.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-4\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">FROSTING\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-5\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Place sugar, cream of tartar or corn syrup, salt, water, and egg whites in the top of a double boiler. Beat with a handheld electric mixer for 1 minute. Place pan over boiling water, being sure that boiling water does not touch the bottom of the top pan. (If this happens, it could cause your frosting to become grainy). Beat constantly on high speed with electric mixer for 7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. After the cake is frosted, I sprinkle the coconut on the top and sides.<\/li><\/ol><div class=\"y-linkback\">Schema\/Recipe SEO Data Markup by <a title=\"Yummly Rich Recipes\" alt=\"Yummly Rich Recipes\" href=\"http:\/\/plugin.yummly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yummly Rich Recipes<\/a><\/div><div class=\"yummly-recipe-plugin\" style=\"display: none;\">0.1<\/div><a id=\"y-printed-permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=43404\"title=\"Permalink to Recipe\">http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=43404<\/a><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">wk_bootstrap();<\/script><img id=\"yrecipe-beacon\" src=\"http:\/\/yummly-static.s3.amazonaws.com\/pixels\/wordpress-plugin.png?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthe2seasons.com%2F%3Fp%3D43404\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\">\n        <\/div><\/p>\n<p>Another option is to also sprinkle some crushed red and white mints to the top. They are a great addition. Enjoy this recipe, friends.\u00a0 If you are a fan of coconut desserts, then you might like <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/12\/15\/coconut-macaroons\/\">this recipe<\/a>, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2016\/10\/27\/chocolate-coconut-cake-bites\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">this one<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">,<\/span> or <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/08\/16\/old-fashioned-coconut-cream-pie\/\">this one.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, everyone!\u00a0 Happy Cyber Monday.\u00a0 You are welcome to use our links below right to access our favorite online shops for your Cyber Monday deals.\u00a0 There is not extra cost to you.\u00a0 We hope you had a wonderful holiday.\u00a0 We sure did.\u00a0 We soaked up the sun in Sandestin, FL with the family.\u00a0 We have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[30,18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43404"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43404"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43410,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43404\/revisions\/43410"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/40562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}