Diane's Almond Joy Cake

Recipe Rating:	62 Ratings5
Categories:	Cakes, Quick & Easy
Collections:	Member's Choice, Chocolate...
Serves:	16
Prep Time:	25 Min
Cook Time:	30 Min

Ingredients

CAKE
1 bx	duncan hines coconut supreme cake mix
3 lg	eggs
1 stk	butter, melted
1 1/3 c	milk
2 tsp	pure vanilla flavor
FROSTING
2 c	toasted flaked coconut
1 1/2 c	toasted sliced almonds
1 stk	soft butter
2/3 c	cocoa, unsweetened
3 c	powdered sugar, plus additional if needed
1/3 c	milk, plus additional if needed
1/4 tsp	salt
2 tsp	pure vanilla flavor

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Diane Hughes

Cooked to Perfection

Valdosta, GA (pop. 54,518)

EricasMa

Member Since Aug 2010

Diane's Notes:

This one came from needing a cake for church pot luck. Having left over nuts and coconut in the freezer. And I love Chocolate and coconut together. We all loved it. I hope you do too.

Now I need to figure out how to change the date on my camera. Looks like I'm still operating in 2008.. LOL

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Comments from the Test Kitchen:

One of my fondest memories of childhood is of the yummy chocolates that I enjoyed with a bottle (yes, bottle!) of Coke everyday after school. Almond Joys were a favorite, and one bite of this wonderful cake transports me right back to the 60's. Love it!

Directions

FOR CAKE: Mix all cake ingredients in large bowl and beat 2-3 min.
NOTE: if you can't find the duncan hines coconut cake mix try this; use a white or yellow cake and add a coconut pudding mix and 2-3 teaspoons of coconut extract. That has worked for several bakers posted in the comments. Good luck to all.

Pour into 2 9 inch layer pans and bake in 350* preheated oven for 28 minutes. Remove to wire rack and cool 10 min. Turn out onto wire racks and cool completely.

FOR FROSTING: Beat soft butter and cocoa till soft and well combined, add milk, sugar, salt and vanilla. Beat 2 min until light and fluffy. (Add additional sugar 1 tablespoon at a time - if needed - until it reached spreding consistency. Do the same with milk if it's too thick.)

In two small pans spread your coconut and nuts and, stirring often, toast to a pretty light brown color. They will need watching as they will burn quickly.
I do this as soon as I take my layers from the oven.

Place one layer on a pretty plate and spread a cup (more or less) of your frosting. Sprinkle coconut and almonds generously. Use most of the coconut and half the almonds.

Put on next layer and frost top and sides with remaining frosting. Sprinkle coconut around the top edge and along bottom. Sprinkle remaining nuts inside coconut circle on top. Whatever is pleasing to you.

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Shirley Makekau tutuwoman

May 8, 2011

Diane, pretty presentation and the recipe sounds so good as well!!

Kristin Miller Kk723

May 9, 2011

That looks wonderful!

nikki prothro mommy2kai

May 9, 2011

This sounds AMAZINGLY YUMTASTIC!!!! Cannot wait to try it!

Kitchen Crew JustaPinch

I tried this recipe and say it's Family Tested & Approved!

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Kay Lott all4ukid

May 20, 2011

Looks Yummielious!

Diane Hughes EricasMa

May 21, 2011

Thanks all of you. We sure do like it.

Thea Pappalardo Sassy01

May 24, 2011

Congratulations on your blue ribbon, Diane. This looks delicious!

Kellie S Luv2mixitup

May 25, 2011

I love Almond joys too ... I remember as Janet did ..a bottle of coke after school with almond joys ... thanks for posting this recipe ...and Congrats on your shiny new blue ribbon!!