Coconut Sheet Cake

Coconut Sheet Cake

65 min

Perfect, delicious cake for a crowd!

Ingredients

  • ½ cup unrefined coconut oil, (melted and cooled (+ more for greasing pan))
  • 2½ cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup full-fat coconut milk, (well shaken before measuring)
  • ½ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
  • 1½ tablespoons finely grated lemon zest ((1 large lemon))
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1½ cups granulated white sugar
  • ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, (at room temperature)
  • 4 large eggs, (at room temperature)
  • 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • 2 cups packaged unsweetened flaked (NOT SHREDDED) coconut
  • 15 ounces part-skim ricotta cheese
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F with the rack placed in the middle. Grease a 9x13-inch pan with coconut oil.

  2. 2

    Spread the coconut in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake until golden and fragrant, 5 to 7 minutes. Let cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.