coconut cream cake

Recipe by
Linda Woodham
Cleveland, AL

This is a great cake so moist and a great coconut taste. This is a family favorite.

yield 8 -10
prep time 20 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For coconut cream cake

  • CAKE
  • 1 box
    duncan hines yellow cake mix.
  • 5
    4 eggs separated, 1whole egg
  • 1/3 c
    oil
  • 2 1/2 c
    coconut, shredded
  • 1 1/2 c
    water
  • ICING
  • 2-8oz. pkg
    cream cheese room temp.
  • 4 c
    powdered sugar
  • 1 c
    heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 c
    coconut

How To Make coconut cream cake

  • 1
    Put 1/2 cup of coconut in non stick pan turn heat to med. high and toast your coconut. watch it close
  • 2
    put 1/2 cup coconut in sauce pot with 1/2 cup water bring to boil then turn down to simmer for 10 min let cool to room temp.
  • 3
    you need three 8-9 inch cake pans. I spray mine with Pam then line the bottoms with wax paper to make sure they don't stick.
  • 4
    separate eggs, yolks in cake bowl and whites in medium size bowl, The one whole egg in cake bowl
  • 5
    add oil and water to egg yolks. mix together
  • 6
    now add your cake mix and beat for about 2 min.
  • 7
    now beat your egg whites until soft peaks. fold egg whites into cake batter.
  • 8
    fold in one cup of coconut
  • 9
    pour into your 3 cake pans. cook on 350 degrees for about 12-15 min. watch do not let over cook. let cool
  • 10
    icing
  • 11
    put cream cheese in large mixing bowl, add 1 cup powder sugar beat until creamy. beat in rest of sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla. Fold in coconut. spread on cake when cooled.
  • 12
    put your first layer on cake plate put icing on thick, then sprinkle with coconut. Do the next layer the same.
  • 13
    top layer add icing to top then sides. Sprinkle toasted coconut on top.

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