Southern Living's Lemon Coconut Cake Recipe

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Southern Living's Lemon Coconut Cake
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Ingredients
19
Count
Nutrition
1656
Calories
Total time
50
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Beat 1 cup butter at medium speed with electric mixer until fluffy; gradually add 2 cups sugar. Add 4 egg yolks one at a time, blending well after each.
  2. Combine flour and baking powder. Add this alternatively to mixture with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Add vanilla.
  3. Beat egg whites at high speed until peaks form. Gently fold in egg whites into batter mixture. Spoon into three greased and floured pans.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes until done. Cool on wire racks for ten minutes. Remove cakes from pans and cool on wire racks.
  5. Spread lemon filling between layers. Spread cream cheese frosting over all and cover top and sides with coconut. Garnish with lemon slices.
  6. For lemon filling: Combine 1 cup sugar, cornstarch and boiling water in medium pan. Cook while stirring until dissolved. Temper eggs. Then add eggs to cooked mixture. Whisk in lemon juice and rind. Cook whisking constantly until mixture is thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in butter. Cool completely. (Do not stir once cooled as fillings made with cornstarch will breakdown and liquefy if stirred; just spoon on).
  7. For cream cheese frosting: Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar. Stir in vanilla.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1655.56 Kcal (6931 kJ)
Calories from fat 861.25 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 95.69g 147%
Cholesterol 426.22mg 142%
Sodium 674.79mg 28%
Potassium 1539.54mg 33%
Total Carbs 180.28g 60%
Sugars 94.72g 379%
Dietary Fiber 3.28g 13%
Protein 23.76g 48%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 9%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 20%
Iron 2.7mg 15%
Calcium 293.9mg 29%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 334.9 Kcal (1402 kJ)
Calories from fat 174.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.36g 147%
Cholesterol 86.22mg 142%
Sodium 136.5mg 28%
Potassium 311.43mg 33%
Total Carbs 36.47g 60%
Sugars 19.16g 379%
Dietary Fiber 0.66g 13%
Protein 4.81g 48%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 9%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 20%
Iron 0.6mg 15%
Calcium 59.5mg 29%

* 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

  • 40.4
    Points
  • 46
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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