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Coconut Cream & Fruit-Topped Vanilla Cake
This delicious fruit-topped vanilla cake with coconut-cream frosting is perfect for a birthday or holiday party.
active:
45 mins
total:
1 hr 20 mins
Servings:
16
Coconut Cream & Fruit-Topped Vanilla Cake

Ingredients

Vanilla Cake
Coconut Cream Frosting
Honey & Fruit Topping

Directions

Instructions Checklist
  • In a small saucepan combine 3/4 cup fat-free milk and 1/4 cup butter. Using a small sharp knife, split 1/2 of a vanilla bean lengthwise in half. Scrape the seeds from the halves into the milk mixture. Add the vanilla bean halves to the saucepan. Heat over medium heat until butter is melted and milk is steaming, stirring occasionally (do not boil). Remove from the heat.

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  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Meanwhile, grease and lightly flour two 8-inch round cake pans. In a large bowl beat 3 eggs, room temperature, with a mixer on high about 4 minutes or until thickened and light yellow in color. Gradually add 1 1/4 cups sugar (see Tips), beating on medium speed 4 to 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Beat on low to medium just until combined.

  • Remove the vanilla bean halves from the milk mixture; discard. Add milk mixture to batter along with 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla, beating until combined. Divide batter between prepared pans, spreading evenly. Bake about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near centers comes out clean. Cool cake layers in pans for 10 minutes. Remove layers from pans; cool on wire racks.

  • In a bowl beat 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel), softened, with a mixer on medium until smooth. Gradually beat in 2 tablespoons unsweetened refrigerated coconut milk until smooth. If desired, beat in 1/4 teaspoon coconut extract. Fold in 1 cup frozen light whipped dessert topping, thawed.

  • In a bowl stir together honey, ginger and cardamom.

  • To assemble, place one cake layer on a cake platter. Spread with half of the Coconut Cream Frosting. Repeat layers. Toss fruit with honey mixture and arrange on cake. Sprinkle with coconut. Serve immediately.

Tips

Tip: If using a sugar substitute in the Vanilla Cake, use Splenda(R) Sugar Blend for Baking. Follow package directions to use product amount that's equivalent to 1 1/4 cups sugar. Nutrition Per Serving with Sugar Substitute: Same as below, except 125 cal., 17 g carb. (8 g sugar).

Tips

If using a sugar substitute in place of honey, Nutrition per serving with Sugar Substitute: Same as below, except 166 cal., 22 g carb. (11 g sugars).

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 slice each
Per Serving:
189 calories; protein 3.6g; carbohydrates 29.8g; dietary fiber 0.6g; sugars 19.3g; fat 6.4g; saturated fat 3.9g; cholesterol 48mg; vitamin a iu 258.3IU; vitamin c 5.7mg; folate 42.2mcg; calcium 61mg; iron 0.8mg; magnesium 7.4mg; potassium 76.2mg; sodium 147.8mg.
Exchanges:

1 starch, 1 other carbohydrate, 1 fat

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