Coconut Cakes with Mango-Pineapple Frosting

Name: Coconut Cakes with Mango-Pineapple Frosting
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups King Arthur Unbleached Cake Flour Blend; 1/3 cup coconut milk powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 tablespoon Cake Enhancer, optional; for lighter, fluffier texture; 3 large egg whites; 3/4 cup milk, at room temperature; 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 drops coconut flavor; 5 tablespoons unsalted butter; 3/4 cup sugar; Frosting; 1/2 cup unsalted butter; pinch of salt; 1 tablespoon meringue powder, optional; to stabilize the frosting; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 1/2 cups confectioners' or glazing sugar; 3 tablespoons Mango Pineapple Sonoma Syrup; Tips from our bakers; We strongly recommend that you use mango pineapple Sonoma Syrup (its flavor is hard to replicate), but feel free to experiment with a favorite syrup of your own. Whatever the syrup, be prepared to be transported to your own private oasis.; If you don't have canning jars, use a 12-cup standard muffin pan lined with lightly-greased cupcake papers.

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INGREDIENTS

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1 1/2 cups King Arthur Unbleached Cake Flour Blend

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1/3 cup coconut milk powder

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1/4 teaspoon salt

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2 teaspoons baking powder

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1 tablespoon Cake Enhancer, optional; for lighter, fluffier texture

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3 large egg whites

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3/4 cup milk, at room temperature

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3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

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2 drops coconut flavor

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5 tablespoons unsalted butter

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3/4 cup sugar

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Frosting

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1/2 cup unsalted butter

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pinch of salt

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1 tablespoon meringue powder, optional; to stabilize the frosting

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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2 1/2 cups confectioners' or glazing sugar

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3 tablespoons Mango Pineapple Sonoma Syrup

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Tips from our bakers

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We strongly recommend that you use mango pineapple Sonoma Syrup (its flavor is hard to replicate), but feel free to experiment with a favorite syrup of your own. Whatever the syrup, be prepared to be transported to your own private oasis.

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If you don't have canning jars, use a 12-cup standard muffin pan lined with lightly-greased cupcake papers.

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