Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Tasty Tuesday


            Are you a cake or pie person? I love cake, and this one from Trisha Yearwood's new cooking show had me glued to the screen! I've been watching her show on the Food Network since my favorite: The Pioneer Woman Cooks hasn't returned with new episodes, but I'm enjoying Trisha's show till it does, then I'll have two to record!! I also love coconut, and I know many don't but this coconut cake is the bomb if you love coconut and wouldn't it be just perfect for the Mom who does, this weekend!!!

Grandma Yearwood's Coconut Cake



Ingredients

Cake:

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature, plus more for greasing
  • Flour, for dusting pan
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 6 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • One 12-ounce box vanilla wafers, finely crushed
  • One 6-ounce package frozen or fresh grated coconut, thawed
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Coconut Lemon Glaze:

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • Pinch of salt
  • Grated zest of 2 large lemons
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (about 2 large lemons)
  • One 6-ounce package frozen or fresh grated coconut, thawed

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
For the cake: Grease and flour a 9-inch tube cake pan. Cream the butter and sugar until light and smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla extract, beating well. Mix in the vanilla wafer crumbs, coconut and pecans. Pour into the pan and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack.
For the glaze: Mix the sugar, cornstarch, salt, lemon zest and juice, 1 1/2 cups of water and coconut in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring until thickened, for about 15 minutes. Let cool slightly, then using a toothpick, poke several holes in the top of the cake and drizzle the glaze over the cake.

7 comments:

  1. Oh my that cake looks heavenly.
    I love cake and pie :)
    I sure didnt know Trisha had a cooking show. Thanks for sharing.
    Hugs
    Trace

    www.grannytracescrapsandsquares.com

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  2. I love cake and I love coconut, so I'm in for a treat here, huh???!!!! I always watch the Pioneer Woman, too! Can't wait to try this cake. Thank you!

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  3. Hi! Just came across your blog! Love the country look and feel!

    That pie sounds good! I just made a rhubarb loaf today with the last of the frozen rhubarb from my freezer (I froze about 30 bags of rhubarb last year!).

    Regards!

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  4. I'm all for cake and pie too! haha
    Depends what time it is right? Cake oclock or pie oclock.
    Oh how I wish I liked coconut. I hope my tastebuds keep changing and maybe one day boom, I'll want coconut cake. I do know a few coconut lovers and am still copying down your recipe to pass on or maybe to make for someone like you said! I so did not know Trisha was cookin on tv! I love her!!!!!!!!

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  5. very tempting...:)

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  6. Thanks lot for this useful article, nice post

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  7. Oh my! That looks and sounds so yummy!!! Thanks for sharing!!

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