Recipe: Ina Garten’s Coconut Cake

Who’s Ina? No idea.

When my coworker Sara was quoting someone for insurance they were kind enough to include their favorite cake recipe in an email to her. Naturally she shared it with our team and I immediately asked to test and showcase it in the work newsletter.

The document had been clearly scanned a few times before being digitized and the order of the ingredients was a little off but I was able to figure things out.

The recipe as it was sent:

My Adjustments:

For testing, I halved the recipe to make 2-6” round cakes as opposed to the 9” rounds the original makes.

With the smaller batch the bake time was 35 minutes at 350 degrees.

The final product:

Overall I am happy with this recipe, the coconut flavor was prominent but not overwhelming and the cake despite the heavy amount of eggs involved was light and fluffy. This can easily be a staple in any coconut loving’s person’s recipe book.