Coconut Lemon Bundt Cake

A recipe for coconut lemon Bundt Cake that you’ll be proud to serve for a special occasion: a moist lemon cake topped with an easy-to-make icing and sweet coconut flakes.

Why you’ll love this Bundt Cake recipe

You won’t need any usual ingredients to make this cake that feels like a special treat; you likely already have everything you need right in your kitchen. The cake itself is moist, dense, and has plenty of lemon flavor. The icing is extra lemony and takes literally seconds to make.

And even though this cake is beautiful, it’s easy to make and you don’t have to do any fussy decorating. That’s the best thing about Bundt Cake recipes; they are beautiful right out of the pan!

Ingredients You’ll Need

For the cake

• 1 cup softened unsalted butter
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs (room temperature is best)
• 1 teaspoon coconut flavor or extract. (substitute vanilla extract if you don’t have any coconut)
• 1 cup milk (whole milk is always best for baking, but its okay if you don’t have it. You can also substitute coconut milk)
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• A non-stick cooking spray or shortening dusted with flour, to coat the pan

To make the icing

• 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 cup or more of sweetened flaked coconut.

(Three or four lemons in total should do it.)

A note about your pan and sticking

Bundt cakes are notorious for sticking, so make sure you take a moment to prevent that from happening. If you have a cooking spray with added flour, such as Pam for baking, that is great choice for this recipe. Otherwise, try brushing the pan with melted shortening, using a pastry brush to get into the crevices. Then dust flour on top.

Whatever method you choose, don’t forget the inside circle of the Bundt Cake pan. When working with a Bundt pan, it’s best to spray it right before you put the batter in. If you spray it, then set it aside, the cooking spray will often settle at the bottom and leave the sides uncoated.

Step by step coconut lemon bundt

The cake batter

For the best results, use room temperature ingredients, including your eggs and milk. At the very least, make sure. your butter is softened, or it won’t cream properly. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

If you have an electric stand mixer it will be handy for this recipe, but if not, a hand mixer will work too.

Being by creaming the butter and sugar together until they are light and fluffy. This will take at least three minutes, and you will see the mixture lighten in color when it’s done. Don’t rush this step!

Once the butter and sugar are done, add the eggs, one at a time, mixing each in before you add the next. Make sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. After the eggs, add to the coconut or vanilla extract.

Next, in a separate mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add a third of the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix on low. Add half the milk, then another third of the flour mixture, the rest of the milk, and then the rest of the flour. Keep the mixer on low and be sure to not over mix.

Finishing and baking

Stir in the lemon juice and lemon zest by hand.

Then spray or coat the cake pan and pour the batter in, smoothing it with a spatula the best you can.

Bake the cake for 45-55 minutes, until it is golden brown and a cake tester comes out clean.

Cooling and frosting

When it’s time to remove it from the oven, let it cool in the pan for about ten minutes before turning it out. This helps it come out just a little easier.

After it has cooled about an hour, make the lemon icing. Simply mix the powdered sugar and lemon juice together to make a thick frosting that is barely pourable.

Put the cake on a wire rack on top of a rimmed baking sheet before you frost it. Spread the icing on the very top part of the cake and allow it to drip down the sides. Sprinkle the coconut on top, and you’re done!

I hope you enjoy this cake, as it’s one of our favorite recipes. It’s a dessert that works for the holidays as well as spring or summer.

More Bundt cakes and lemon cakes:

• If you love these ingredients the way I do and you’re looking for even more lemon, try coconut cupcakes filled with lemon curd
• Sourdough lemon cake uses a lemon syrup/ glaze technique
• Blackberry Bundt Cake is perfect for using fresh produce in your baking
• This list of Christmas Bundt Cake recipes surely has something perfect for your winter kitchen.

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