Ingredients
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1 1/4 cups sugar
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3 1/2 ounces almond paste, broken into pieces
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1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
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4 large eggs, separated
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1 teaspoon imitation coconut extract
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup milk
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1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
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1/2 cup canned cream of coconut (such as Coco Lopez)
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1/4 cup unsalted butter
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3 ounces imported white chocolate, chopped (such as Lindt)
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2 tablespoons cream cheese, room temperature
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3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
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1 cup whipping cream
Instructions
- For the cake-----------.
- Preheat oven to 325F degrees.
- Butter and flour 9" diameter cake pan with 2" high sides.
- Using electric mixer, beat 1 cup sugar, almond paste and butter in large bowl to blend.
- Add yolks, extract and salt and beat 1 minute.
- On low speed, beat in flour alternately with milk in 3 additions each.
- Mix in coconut.
- Using electric mixer fitted with clean dry beaters, beat whites in large bowl to soft peaks.
- Gradually beat in remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat until stiff but not dry.
- Fold whites into batter.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
- Cool cake in pan on rack 20 minutes.
- Run small sharp knife around sides to loosen cake.
- Turn out cake onto rack; cool completely.
- For Filling-----------.
- Bring cream of coconut and butter to simmer in heavy medium saucepan over low heat.
- Add white chocolate; stir until melted.
- Pour into bowl and cool.
- Add cream cheese and beat until smooth.
- Mix in coconut.
- Chill until spreadable, about 30 minutes.
- For Glaze-----------.
- Bring 3/4 cup whipping cream and corm syrup to a simmer in heavy medium saucepan.
- Add chocolate and stir until melted and smooth.
- Cool until just pourable, about 15 minutes.
- Using serrated knife, cut cake horizontally in half.
- Place 1 cake layer cut side up on plate.
- Spread filling over.
- Top with second cake layer cut side down.
- Pour half of glaze over top of cake, spreading with spatula to cover sides and smooth top (reserve remaining glaze for sauce).
- Press almonds around sides and in 1" border around top edge of cake.
- Refridgerate cake until glaze sets, about 1 hour.
- (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover cake with cake dome; chill. Chill remaining glaze. Let cake stand 2 hours at room temperature before continuing.) Mix reserved glaze and remaining 1/4 cup whipping cream in saucepan.
- Stir over low heat until sauce is heated through.
- Slice cake; serve with sauce.