This coconut texas sheet cake is a moist, coconut cake topped with a sweet coconut frosting and toasted coconut. I love sheet cakes because they're very easy to make and perfect for feeding a crowd.
Start by toasting the 2 cups of coconut. Melt a teaspoon of butter in a large frying pan. Once melted add coconut and stir over low-medium heat until starting to turn light brown. Be careful not to burn. When finished toasting pour onto a piece of wax paper or paper towel to cool.
Preheat oven to 325 F and grease a cookie sheet pan (13×18''). Set aside.
In a medium bowl add the sugar, flour, baking soda and salt and whisk all together.
Add butter and coconut milk to a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring mixture to a boil, then remove from heat and add to the dry mixture and whisk.
Add in the eggs, sour cream and coconut extract and whisk together.
Fold in half the toasted coconut.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until light golden brown around the edges and top of the cake. When there is about 5 minutes left before the cake is done baking, start the coconut glaze.
Add butter and coconut milk to the same medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Remove from heat and add in powdered sugar, salt and coconut extract. I like to mix with electric beaters to make sure it's smooth.
Pour glaze over cake once you remove it from the oven, and use a spatula to spread evenly over the cake. Top with remaining cup of toasted coconut. Allow to cool before cutting.
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Notes
You can also use shredded unsweetened coconut if you prefer or that's all you can find.This cake is also so good with a teaspoon of almond extract added to the cake and frosting if you like that flavor profile.Serve with berries for a perfect spring or summer dessert.Cakes will have the best results if made with room temperature ingredients. I like to pull my eggs, sour cream, and butter out of the fridge an hour or two before I start baking.I have given both cups and grams as measurements. Grams will be more precise, especially when measuring flour. If you don’t have a kitchen scale, no problem! Just lightly spoon flour into your measuring cup to insure its not packed in there. Light and fluffy is the key.