Hibiscus-Nectar Cake

Name: Hibiscus-Nectar Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda; 118 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 237 milliliters buttermilk; 473 milliliters flaked coconut, toasted; 1 teaspoon coconut extract; 5 larges eggs, separated; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters chopped maraschino cherries, drained; 237 milliliters chopped pecans; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters shortening; 59 milliliters sour cream; 473 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

Hibiscus-Nectar Cake is a vegetarian recipe with 10 servings. This dessert has 602 calories, 8g of protein, and 36g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up maraschino cherries, salt, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Beat butter and shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy; gradually add sugar, beating well.

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Shortening

Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition.

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Egg Yolk

Add extracts; beat just until blended. Set mixture aside.

Combine buttermilk and sour cream, stirring until blended.

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Buttermilk

Sour Cream

Combine flour, baking soda, and salt, and add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed with an electric mixer until blended after each addition.

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Baking Soda

Buttermilk

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Hand Mixer

Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into batter. Fold in coconut, pecans, and cherries.

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Egg Whites

Cherries

Coconut

Pecans

Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cakepans.

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.

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Oven