Coconut Kiss Cake

Date: 2010.02.11 | Category: Baking | Tags: cake,coconut,dessert

Nothing will get you kisses on St. Valentine’s Day like making a cake with the word ‘kiss’ in it.  Plus it’s a three layer cake and anyone who has or has not spent any time in the kitchen will be impressed with your skills.  If you don’t have three 9-inch round cake pans, you can cheat and bake each layer one at a time.  Simply put the batter in the fridge between layers.

Ingredients:

3 c. all purpose flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2 c. sugar
1 c. shortening
4 eggs
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. coconut

Preheat oven to 350.  Grease and flour pans.  Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.  Set aside.  In separate bowl, cream together sugar and shortening.  Blend in eggs beating well after each addition.  Combine in separate bowl milk and vanilla.  Add alternately with the dry ingredients to the cream mixture.  Blend well after each addition.  Stir in coconut until well blended.  Pour into pans and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.  Cool and frost with your fluffiest, creamiest frosting.

To take the festive flavor to another level, add some red food coloring to your white frosting and you will have a lovely visual.  I promise you will get kisses from your Valentine when you present him or her with this lovely cake.  Enjoy!

xo–me