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Anne Bunch's Coconut Cake

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Date Added:	November 20, 2008
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Serves:	16
Prep. Time:	0:00
Category:	Cakes / Pies / Pastries, Desserts / Sweets, Copy Cat / Restaurant

Ingredients:

                    === CAKE ===
                    Nonstick cooking spray
4                   eggs
2     cups          sugar
2 1/2 cups          unbleached all-purpose flour
2     teaspoons     baking powder
1     teaspoon      salt
1     cup           oil
1     cup           dry white wine
1     tablespoon    vanilla extract
                    Grated zest of 1/2 lemon
                    === PASTRY CREAM ===
1 1/3 cups          milk
1     tablespoon    vanilla extract
1     cup           sugar
6                   egg yolks
1/4   cup           cornstarch
1     pound         mascarpone or cream cheese
                    === ASSEMBLY ===
2     cups          whipping cream
3     cups          sweetened flake coconut

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For the Cake: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray 2 (9-inch) layer cake pans with nonstick cooking spray and dust them with flour. Beat the eggs and sugar in a mixer at high speed until pale and frothy, 5 to 6 minutes. Turn off the mixer and add the flour, baking powder, salt, oil, wine, vanilla and lemon zest. Beat 2 minutes at high speed.
Divide the batter between the pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of each comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool the cakes in pans on a rack for 10 minutes, then turn them out and cool completely.
For the Pastry Cream: (It's more convenient to make the pastry cream the day before so it will be completely cooled and ready to fill the cake) Bring the milk and vanilla to boil in a small saucepan and keep warm. Beat the sugar and egg yolks in a mixer until fluffy and pale in color, 6 to 8 minutes.
Reduce the speed, add the cornstarch and beat until blended. Add the hot milk mixture, beating continuously. When well blended, return to the saucepan and heat slowly, stirring constantly to keep the mixture from sticking to the bottom of the pan. Cook until very thick, about 10 minutes.
Pour the mixture into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and set aside to cool. When completely cooled, beat the cream mixture with the cheese to form a thick filling.
For Assembly: Spread all of the pastry cream in a thick, even layer on the bottom cake layer. Cover with the top cake layer. Frost the top and sides of the cake with whipped cream and cover with the coconut.
This recipe yields 12 to 16 servings.
Each of 16 servings: 630 calories; 360 mg sodium; 190 mg cholesterol; 38 grams fat; 16 grams saturated fat; 64 grams carbohydrates; 8 grams protein; 1.18 grams fiber.

Notes:
Recipe made the Food Section Top 10 List in 1996. It's from a profile Barbara Hansen did of restaurateur Anne Bunch.

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Added On: November 20, 2008

* The Los Angeles Times, 09-26-2001