Coconut Celebration Cake
This cake is so. damn. good. It is light and fluffy, very coconutty and not too sweet. The egg white icing is something I think you could easily use for other cakes as it's really a light and refreshing icing that can lend itself to many flavors (simply add a natural extract ie, vanilla, almond, lemon etc) and if you'd like to double up or use a complimentary flavor add toasted nuts or fresh fruit on top of the icing. This is a Thomas Keller recipe. It is a recipe that I have made quite a few times and as my friends know, I really don't like repeating a recipe. This is one that I do repeat. Often. Original recipe directly from: https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/thomas-kellers-coconut-cake For the Cake Unsalted butter, for greasing 2 cups flour 1 cup desiccated coconut 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. kosher salt 1 1⁄2 cups sugar 3 eggs, separated 1 1⁄4 cups mayonnaise 3⁄4 cup coconut milk 1⁄2 cup plus 1 tbsp. buttermilk 2 tsp. coconut extract 2 tsp. van...
