Ring-o-coconut Cake
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 10 Categories:
Bundt Cakes
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Cakes
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Chocolate
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Desserts
Ingredients: 2
cups
Sugar 1
cup
Cooking oil 2
Eggs 3
cups
All-purpose flour 3/4
cup
Unsweetened cocoa 2
teaspoons
Baking soda 2
teaspoons
Baking powder 1 1/2
teaspoons
Salt 1
cup
Coffee,
hot
1
cup
Buttermilk 1
teaspoon
Vanilla 1/2
cup
Nuts,
chopped
-----FILLING----- 8
ounces
Cream cheese,
softened
1/4
cup
Sugar 1
teaspoon
Vanilla 1
Egg 1/2
cup
Flaked coconut 1
cup
Semisweet chocolate pieces,
=OR=- milk chocolate
-----GLAZE----- 1
cup
Powdered sugar 3
tablespoons
Cocoa 2
tablespoons
Butter,
melted
2
teaspoons
Vanilla 3
tablespoons
Water; hot,
to 5 tbls
Directions:
Generously grease and lightly flour a 10" tube or Bundt pan. Prepare filling: set aside. In large mixer bowl, combine sugar, oil, and eggs; beat 1 minute at high speed. Add remaining ingredients except filling and nuts; beat 3 minutes at medium speed, scraping bowl occaisonally. By hand, stir in nuts. Pour half of the batter in prepared pan. Carefully top with filling. Cover with remaining batter. Bake at 350~ for 70-75 minutes, (cover with foil if it starts to get too brown) until top springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool upright in pan for 15 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely. If desired, drizzle with glaze.
FILLING: In small bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and egg until smooth. Stir in coconut and chocolate pieces.
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