Coconut Milk and Cream

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While it wasn't exactly "easy" to get at the coconut meat and shred it all, it was WELL worth the effort in the end.

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We used the method to get the milk and meat out of a coconut. I did find that I had to bake the coconut for about 20 minutes to get the shell to crack.
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It's a lot of work, sure, cleaning and grating fresh coconut, but I wouldn't take any shortcuts with this recipe. I followed the directions to the letter. Even people who normally did not like coconut loved this cake.

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This is so cool. I am making this for the second time. The cake was fabulous, best cake I think I have every made, and I've made some good cakes. I don't understand why you wouldn't just use all coconut cream in the cake, because the coconut flavor is very mild. But this was great. It was way easier to prepare the coconut the second time, far less intimidating. Food processor is immensely helpful. I had some coconut cream leftover and the kids & I made some fresh (from our tree peach & coconut milkshakes. They were soooooo good!! Yay! Thanks Alton...you are the KING of bringing back flavor & tradition!!!

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I made both the coconut milk and cream when I made AB's Coconut Cake with Seven Minute Frosting. I made them just as he directed. They were both very good and added a lot to the cake. The second time I made the coconut cake, I was pressed for time and had to use purchased coconut milk. I found the homemade version to be just as good. BTW, the coconut cake is superb and well worth the effort!!!

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That is not how to make coconut milk.
Your suppose to take water and fresh grated coconut mix water and coconut in a bowl. Using your hands pick up the soaked coconut water mix and squeeze over a strainer and bowl. To open coconut, use the backside of a knife having both tips of the coconut pointing east and west in the palm of your hand and using the backside of the knife to tap hard on the coconut which would open the coconut. To take out the coconut out of the shell. Using the tip of the knife glide it around the inside as if you were to do as in a cake to seperate the cake from the pan.