Ambrosia Cake Recipe

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Ingredients
22
Count
Nutrition
4126
Calories
Total time
75
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and 1 3/4 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour. Stir in vanilla and 1 cup coconut. In a separate glass or metal bowl, whip egg whites to soft peaks. Fold egg whites into the cake batter. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
  3. Bake for 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans over a wire rack. When cakes are cool enough to handle, tap out of the pan to cool completely. Spread the Citrus Coconut Filling between the layers, and frost the outside with fluffy white frosting.
  4. To make the Citrus Coconut Filling: Whisk together 1/2 cup sugar and cornstarch in a small saucepan. Add butter, coconut, and egg yolk, and cook over medium heat stirring constantly until the butter is melted, and the mixture has thickened. Remove from heat, and stir in the orange zest, orange juice and lemon juice.
  5. To make Fluffy White Frosting: Combine 1 cup sugar with corn syrup and water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally to dissolve sugar. Continue cooking without stirring, until the temperature is between 234 and 240 degrees F (112 to 116 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface. In a large glass or metal bowl, whip remaining 2 egg whites until soft peaks form. Pour the hot syrup in a thin stream into the egg whites while continuing to whip until thick and glossy. Stir in almond extract.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 4125.54 Kcal (17273 kJ)
Calories from fat 1674.21 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 186.02g 286%
Cholesterol 199.11mg 66%
Sodium 1863.42mg 78%
Potassium 2762.03mg 59%
Total Carbs 595.4g 198%
Sugars 530.56g 2122%
Dietary Fiber 6.78g 27%
Protein 42.09g 84%
Vitamin C 30mg 50%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 4.2mg 24%
Calcium 1063.1mg 106%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 279.36 Kcal (1170 kJ)
Calories from fat 113.37 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.6g 286%
Cholesterol 13.48mg 66%
Sodium 126.18mg 78%
Potassium 187.03mg 59%
Total Carbs 40.32g 198%
Sugars 35.93g 2122%
Dietary Fiber 0.46g 27%
Protein 2.85g 84%
Vitamin C 2mg 50%
Iron 0.3mg 24%
Calcium 72mg 106%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 97.2
    Points
  • 116
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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