Coconut Cake recipe

340 grams full-fat cream cheese, 1 whole and 1/2 package (340grams), 1 package is 226grams (room temperature)
1 1/8 cup 2 sticks and 1/4 stick (255grams), 1 stick is 113 grams (room temperature)
5-6 cups powdered sugar
pinch of salt
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
15 drops LorAnn Coconut Flavoring
1 cup good quality raspberry jam (optional)
Toasted Coconut
1 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes

Instructions :

COCONUT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
Coconut Cake
Preheat the oven to 330F. Butter and flour 3-6 inch, or 2-8 inch baking pans, line the bottom with parchment paper round and line the bottom. Turn the pans upside down, over the kitchen sink, and tap the sides to shake out the excess flour.
Into a bowl, pour cake flour (2 cups and 1/4 cup), baking powder (1 teaspoon), baking soda (1/2teaspoon), and salt (1/4 teaspoon). Whisk or sift, set aside.
In the second bowl, beat room temperature butter (1/2cup, 113grams), oil (1/2cup, 120ml), and portion of granulatd sugar (1cup and 1/2 cup, 300grams). Beat until well blended, about 5 minutes.
Into the butter mixture, beat egg yolks (5 egg yolks), scrape down the bowl, and beat in extracts: Coconut Extract (1 teaspoon and 1/2 teaspoon, Vanilla Extract (1/2 teaspoon), Almond Extract (1/2 teaspoon,) and 15 drops LorAnn Coconut Flavoring(optional).
In the third, clean bowl, beat egg whites (5 egg whites), cream of tartar (1/4tsp) till foamy, then gradually beat in granulated sugar (1/2cup,100grams), and continue beating until stiff peaks are formed.
At low speed, into the butter, mix gradually, alternating beat in coconut milk (1 cup) and flour mix.
Lastly, fold in sweetened shredded coconut, roughly chopped.
Divide the cake batter evenly into prepared 3-6 inch cake pans or 2-8inch cake pans.
Bake cakes at 330F, for 25-30 minutes, or until the toothpick inserted in the middle of the cakes come out clean.
If cakes are browning too much, cover them loosely with a foil.
Remove cakes from the oven and let cool for 20 minutes. Then, carefully unmold cakes and transfer them to a cooling rack to cool completely.

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