coconut cream cake

78 Pinches 2 Photos
Cleveland, AL
Updated on Nov 19, 2014

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

prep time 20 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Bake
yield 8-10 serving(s)

Ingredients

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

How To Make coconut cream cake

  • Step 1
    Put 1/2 cup of coconut in non stick pan turn heat to med. high and toast your coconut. watch it close
  • Step 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.
  • Step 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.
  • Step 4
    separate eggs, yolks in cake bowl and whites in medium size bowl, The one whole egg in cake bowl
  • Step 5
    add oil and water to egg yolks. mix together
  • Step 6
    now add your cake mix and beat for about 2 min.
  • Step 7
    now beat your egg whites until soft peaks. fold egg whites into cake batter.
  • Step 8
    fold in one cup of coconut
  • Step 9
    pour into your 3 cake pans. cook on 350 degrees for about 12-15 min. watch do not let over cook. let cool
  • Step 10
    icing
  • Step 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.
  • Step 12
    put your first layer on cake plate put icing on thick, then sprinkle with coconut. Do the next layer the same.
  • Step 13
    top layer add icing to top then sides. Sprinkle toasted coconut on top.

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Category: Cakes
Ingredient: Fruit
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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