A fine white cake, flavored with white chocolate, pecans and coconut.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: White Chocolate Cake
Servings: 8Servings
Calories: 700kcal
Author: Don Herman
Ingredients
4ozWhite Chocolatemelted and slightly cooled
1cupButter
2cupsSugar LESS 2 tablespoons
2 1/2cupsCake Flour
1 1/4tspBaking Powder
1/4tspSalt
1cupButtermilk
3lgEgg Yolks
3lgWhole Eggs
1cupPecanschopped
1cupCoconutflaked
1tspVanilla
Instructions
Grease and flour two, 8" or 9" cake pans (traditionally, two square 9" pans are used. I used two 8" round pans.)
Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
Cream butter and sugar. Add the cooled, melted chocolate.
Add whole eggs and yolks, one at a time, incorporating after each addition.
Add the flour and buttermilk, alternating in thirds. Add vanilla and beat well for 2 minutes.
Fold in the chopped pecans and coconut.
Pour batter into pans and bake at 375°F for 30 minutes, or until cake springs back to a finger. Remove and cool in pan for 10 minutes, remove and cool completely on rack.