Tom Cruise Cake
Description
Tom Cruise Cake is a copycat version of the famous white chocolate coconut Bundt cake Tom Cruise gifts for Christmas. It's a moist, festive cake with loads of coconut flavor!
Ingredients
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3 cups cake flour
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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3/4 teaspoon salt
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1 1/2 cups white sugar
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1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
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2 large eggs, at room temperature
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1 1/4 cups sour cream, at room temperature
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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1/2 teaspoon almond extract
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1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
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1 cup finely chopped white chocolate
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
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1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
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1 pinch salt
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2 tablespoons heavy cream
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2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
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2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
Directions
1
Gather all ingredients.
2
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan.
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Combine flour, baking powder, and ¾ teaspoon salt in a large bowl; set aside.
4
Beat white sugar and 1 cup butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes; beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in sour cream, 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract, and 1 teaspoon coconut extract until combined.
5
Mix in flour mixture until just combined; fold in 1 ¼ cups flaked coconut and white chocolate chips.
6
Transfer cake batter to the prepared pan; spread batter evenly using the back of a spoon.
7
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 25 minutes. Cool cake in the pan for 20 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely, about 2 hours more.
8
Beat cream cheese, ¼ cup butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon coconut extract, and ⅛ teaspoon salt in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth; gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until incorporated. Beat in cream until frosting is light and fluffy, about 1 or 2 minutes.
9
Frost top and sides of cake; lightly press 1 ½ cups flaked coconut evenly around frosted cake.
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Serve and enjoy.