Sublime Coconut Cake

Ingredients

• Cake

  • 2 2/3 cups (400 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 1/4 cups (280 g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup (210 g) sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) milk

• Coconut Filling

  • 2 cups (500 ml) sweetened condensed milk (see note)
  • 5 egg yolks, lightly beaten
  • 3/4 cup (170 g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups (150 g) roasted pecans, chopped
  • 2 cups (180 g) unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 2 tsp (10 ml) vanilla extract

• Homemade Marshmallow

  • 4 tsp powdered gelatin
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) cold water
  • 1 1/2 cups (315 g) sugar
  • 1/3 cup (75 ml) hot water
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract

• Assembly

  • 1 1/2 cups (105 g) unsweetened flaked coconut (see note)