A rich, moist, and decadent layered cake with pecans, coconut, and luscious cream cheese frosting. Perfect for special occasions.
Ingredients
Cake Layers
Ingredient Quantity Notes
All-purpose flour 3 cups
Granulated sugar 2 cups
Baking soda 1 tsp
Baking powder 1 tsp
Salt ½ tsp
Unsalted butter 1 cup Softened
Buttermilk 1½ cups Room temperature
Large eggs 5 Separated, room temperature
Vanilla extract 2 tsp
Almond extract 1 tsp
Sweetened shredded coconut 1½ cups
Pecans 1½ cups Toasted and chopped
Cream of tartar ¼ tsp
Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredient Quantity Notes
Cream cheese 24 oz Softened
Unsalted butter 1½ cups Softened
Vanilla extract 2 tsp
Almond extract 1 tsp
Powdered sugar 9 cups
Salt ¼ tsp
Decoration
Ingredient Quantity Notes
Pecans 1 cup Toasted and finely chopped
Coconut 1 cup Toasted
Pecan halves As needed For decoration
Instructions
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