Chocolate Macaroon Cake

This cake and its icing are made from scratch. I cook for a living and the people who I have made this for love it!

• Preparation Time: 45 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 630 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 egg white
• 2 cups shredded coconut
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup butter
• 0.5 cup milk
• 0.5 cup sour cream
• 0.5 cup shortening
• 0.5 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.25 cup corn syrup
• 0.75 cup hot, brewed coffee
• 1.75 cups white sugar, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch bundt pan.

Step 2

To Make Filling: Beat egg white with 1 teaspoon vanilla until soft mounds form. Add 1/2 cup sugar gradually, beating until stiff peaks form. Stir in coconut and 1 tablespoon flour. Set filling aside.

Step 3

Dissolve the cocoa in the hot coffee. Separate the three eggs, setting the yolks aside. Beat the egg whites until soft mounds form. Gradually beat in 1/2 cup sugar until meringue stands in medium-stiff peaks.

Step 4

Combine the sour cream and the baking soda. Beat remaining 1 1/4 cups of the sugar, shortening, egg yolks, salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 of the of the cocoa mixture until light and creamy, about 4 minutes. Stir in 2 cups flour, the sour cream mixture, and the remaining cocoa mixture; blend well.

Step 5

Fold about 1/3 of the beaten egg whites into the batter to lighten it; gently fold in remaining egg whites.

Step 6

Turn 1/2 of the chocolate batter into the prepared pan. Place 1/2 of the coconut mixture on top. Cover with the remaining chocolate batter, then the remaining coconut mixture.

Step 7

Bake in preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 55 to 65 minutes. Let cake cool completely before removing from pan and icing.

Step 8

To Make Icing: Combine 2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa powder; transfer to a saucepan. Add butter, corn syrup, and milk. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring frequently, and let boil for 1 minute. Do not overcook! Remove from heat, let cool, and stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat icing until it is at a soft, spreading consistency; glaze cake.