Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, coquito cake. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Transform coquito - the festive, creamy coconut drink from Puerto Rico - into a luscious layer cake! Top with shredded coconut for a Coquito Cake that's perfect for the holidays - or any special occasion! This sheet cake tastes just like coquito!

Coquito cake is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Coquito cake is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have coquito cake using 17 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Coquito cake:

1. Make ready cake
2. Make ready 2 cup granulated sugar
3. Get 1 cup butter or 2 sticks of butter
4. Make ready 4 eggs (yokes and whites separated)
5. Prepare 1 tbsp vanilla extract
6. Prepare 2 cup self rising flour
7. Make ready 1 cup milk
8. Take 3/4 cup brandy
9. Get Coquito
10. Prepare 3 cup Coquito (find recipe in my profile)
11. Get frosting
12. Get 1 pints heavy whipping cream
13. Get 1/4 cup powdered sugar (more or less depending on how sweet you like your frosting)
14. Prepare 1 tsp coconut extract
15. Prepare garnish
16. Prepare 1 sprinkle of sweetened shredded coconut
17. Take 1 sprinkle of cinnamon

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Instructions to make Coquito cake:

1. Preheat oven to to 350° and butter or spray your molds. I use baking spray.
2. In a bowl beat egg whites until stiff and set aside
3. In another mixing bowl, beat butter sugar, yokes, brandy and vanilla extract until well blended
4. Slowly add the flour and milk, alternate little by little while beating
5. Once blended, fold egg whites into batter. Very important DO NOT beat or mix the egg whites in. Gently fold them in until blended.
6. Put mixture into cake mold and gently pick up and drop the mold on the counter to get excess air out
7. Bake for about 25-30 minutes depending on your molds. DO NOT open oven door until about 20 minutes.
8. Let cool off until warm enough that you can touch it, but not cold. With a skewer poke holes throughout the cakes
9. Slowly pour your coquito over the cake. Make sure to use all three cups. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes
10. While your cake is cooling and absorbing the coquito, make your frosting.
11. Combine whipping cream, coconut extract and powdered sugar in a bowl and whip until stiff
12. Frost the cake and sprinkle shredded coconut and cinnamon on top
13. Enjoy

Like many versions of coquito, our recipe involves several cans of dairy and coconut products. This thick and creamy Coquito recipe is a Puerto Rican tradition that is loaded with coconut, rum and cinnamon for an extra thick and creamy coconut eggnog! Learn how to make Coquito (traditional Puerto Rican Eggnog) and take your Christmas or other holidays to another level. Coquito is not something new to me. Place "Ultimate Coquito" mix in bottles and cool in refrigerator.

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