Coconut Layer Cake
Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2001, America's Test Kitchen TV
A triumvirate of coconut products puts maximum coconut flavor in this classic, tender cake.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS
To give our coconut layer cake recipe maximum coconut flavor, we included coconut extract, cream of coconut, and sweetened shredded coconut in the cake and the buttercream icing.