Happy 4th of July! In honor of the national holiday celebrating our independence, here’s a luscious and dense Coconut & Blueberry cake, frosted with a creamy Lemon Cream Cheese Icing and topped off with fresh blueberries. The perfect dessert to add to your holiday menu. Pop on a few fresh strawberries and you’ve got the red, white & blue theme covered…Enjoy your holiday!
Coconut Blueberry Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Icing
1 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut
1 cup fresh blueberries (plus a few for garnish)
whipped cream (garnish)
fresh strawberry slices (for garnish if you want to do the red, white & blue theme)
Heat oven to 350 F. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl.Β In a second mixing bowl, combine the sugar, eggs and vanilla. Using an electric mixer, beat on medium speed for a few minutes. Add half of the flour mixture, then the cream of coconut, and finally the remaining flour. Beat another minute. Pour into a greased 13″ x 9″ greased baking dish and bake 30 minutes. Remove and allow to cool. Make the Lemon Cream Cheese Icing.
Lemon Cream Cheese Icing
6 oz cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup Lemon Curd
3/4 cup confectioners sugar
1-2 tablespoons milk
Combine the ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Frost cooled cake.
Slice cake and serve with whipped cream and fresh blueberries. Refrigerate leftovers.
Linda~
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I love all these extra special twists in this recipe! Thanks for sharing with us at Throwback Thursday!
Mollie
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Now this what I call ‘Fabulous fare’ π Lovely!
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Thank you Indu!! Have a lovely day π
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The cake looks quite moist and I love the flavor combinations. Good job Linda π
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Thanks Jess!
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Coconut, blueberries and lemon…what’s not to love π
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Right!!? So so good! Thanks Frances π
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Hope you had a lovely 4th July Linda!
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Thanks Laura! We did π π
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Ohh this looks so delicious I just drooled a bit!
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Thank you! ππ
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Anything lemony on a cake wins π
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Yumm happy 4th!
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Thanks Lynn! It was fun – did you and your family have a good one? π
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Yes we sure did
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Happy 4th of July… looks delicious π
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Thanks Marisa! Hope you enjoyed your holiday too! π
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Happy 4th of July. This is lovely π
Cheers.
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You had me at coconut… βΊ π
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Thank you!! ππ
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Looks wonderful Linda, and you cannot go wrong with cream cheese icing! Happy 4th of July to you and your family! π
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Thanks Terry! Hope you had a nice holiday! π
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