Thick Italian meringue is sandwiched between moist layers of cake, which is topped off with sweetened shredded coconut in this recipe from chef Thomas Keller. This amazing recipe I founded at http://www.saveur.com/ and I love it.
INGREDIENTS
- FOR THE CAKE:
- Unsalted butter, for greasing
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup desiccated coconut
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1½ cups sugar
- 3 eggs, separated
- 1¼ cup mayonnaise
- ¾ cup coconut milk
- ½ cup, plus 1 tbsp. buttermilk
- 2 tsp. coconut extract
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
FOR THE MERINGUE:- 6 egg whites
- 1⅔ cups sugar
- 3 cups sweetened shredded coconut
