Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, coquito cake. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little 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 meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Coquito cake is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook coquito cake using 17 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Coquito cake:

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

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Steps 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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