Coconut-Spice Cake

Prep Time: 0 Minutes

Cook Time: 0 Minutes

Ready In: 0 Minutes

Servings: 1

Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened

1 1/2 cups sugar

3 large eggs

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup orange juice

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 cup chopped pecans

2 tablespoons grated orange rind

1 teaspoon orange extract

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

seven-minute frosting

1 (3 1/2-ounce) can flaked coconut

garnish: pecan halves

Directions:

1. Beat butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
2. Combine buttermilk and orange juice. Combine flour and next 6 ingredients; add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix at low speed after each addition until blended. Stir in pecans and next 3 ingredients. Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9 round cakepans.
3. Bake at 350° for 25 to 28 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove layers from pans and let cool completely on wire racks.
4. Spread Seven-Minute Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with coconut. Garnish, if desired.

By RecipeOfHealth.com