Ambrosia Layer Cake Recipe

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Ambrosia Layer Cake
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Ingredients
27
Count
Nutrition
435
Calories
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Make cake:
  2. Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour cake pans, knocking out excess flour.
  3. Sift together flour (2 3/4 cups), baking powder, and salt into a bowl.
  4. Beat together butter and sugar with an electric mixer (fitted with paddle attachment if using a stand mixer) at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then beat in zest and vanilla and continue beating 5 minutes more. Reduce speed to low, then add flour mixture and milk alternately in 4 batches, beginning with flour mixture and mixing until batter is just smooth. Divide between cake pans, spreading evenly.
  5. Bake cake layers until they begin to pull away from sides of pans and a wooden pick or skewer comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool 5 minutes in pans on racks, then invert cake layers onto racks and cool completely. (Leave oven on for toasting coconut.)
  6. Make filling while layers bake:
  7. Whisk together eggs in a heatproof bowl until combined well.
  8. With clean dry whisk, stir together sugar, cornstarch, and a pinch of salt in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart heavy saucepan, then whisk in water and juices until smooth. Bring to a boil over moderate heat, whisking, then reduce heat and cook at a bare simmer, whisking constantly, 2 minutes (mixture will be thick).
  9. Add half of hot juice mixture to eggs in a slow stream, whisking, then whisk egg mixture into juices in saucepan and cook over moderately low heat, whisking, just until it reaches a boil. Remove pan from heat, then add butter and zest, whisking until butter is melted. Chill filling, its surface covered with a buttered round of wax paper (buttered side down), until cold, about 30 minutes.
  10. Make frosting:
  11. Spread coconut in a shallow baking pan and toast in oven, stirring occasionally, until golden, 12 to 15 minutes.
  12. Beat together egg whites, sugar, water, corn syrup, and a pinch of salt in a large metal bowl with a handheld electric mixer (clean beaters if necessary) until combined. Set bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and beat mixture at high speed until it holds stiff, glossy peaks, 5 to 7 minutes. (Humid weather may necessitate additional beating time.) Remove bowl from heat, then add vanilla and lemon juice and continue beating until frosting is cooled and very thick, 6 to 10 minutes.
  13. Assemble cake:
  14. Halve each cake horizontally with a long serrated knife. Put 1 layer on a cake stand or large plate and spread with about 3/4 cup filling. Stack remaining cake layers using about 3/4 cup filling between each layer. Spread top and side of cake with frosting and coat cake with coconut, gently pressing to help it adhere.
  15. Notes:
  16. Cake layers (not split horizontally) can be made 3 days ahead and chilled, wrapped individually in plastic wrap.
  17. Filling can be chilled up to 8 hours. Stir before spreading.
  18. Frosting can be made 4 hours ahead and chilled, covered.
  19. Cake can be assembled and frosted 2 hours ahead.
  20. ALWAYS READ A RECIPE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BECAUSE THERE IS AWAYS HIDDEN TIMES. YOUR CHILL TIME ETC.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 435.22 Kcal (1822 kJ)
Calories from fat 262.07 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.12g 45%
Cholesterol 162.05mg 54%
Sodium 157.33mg 7%
Potassium 226.04mg 5%
Total Carbs 40.4g 13%
Sugars 34.97g 140%
Dietary Fiber 0.26g 1%
Protein 4.98g 10%
Vitamin C 8.4mg 14%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 11%
Iron 0.6mg 4%
Calcium 97.9mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 271.68 Kcal (1137 kJ)
Calories from fat 163.6 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.18g 45%
Cholesterol 101.16mg 54%
Sodium 98.21mg 7%
Potassium 141.1mg 5%
Total Carbs 25.22g 13%
Sugars 21.83g 140%
Dietary Fiber 0.16g 1%
Protein 3.11g 10%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 14%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 11%
Iron 0.4mg 4%
Calcium 61.1mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.1
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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