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coconut refrigerator cake

(1 rating)
sokygal avatar
Recipe by
Teresa G.
@sokygal
Here, KY

This is a cool, moist and very sweet cake. It's very easy to make and is always a big hit. It's a favorite for the 4th of July (decorated with strawberries and blueberries), Christmas (mint leaves and cherries) and Easter (jelly beans, etc...) Delicious!

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(1 rating)
yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 25 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For coconut refrigerator cake

  • 1 box
    white or yellow cake mix
  • (plus ingredients per instructions on box, such as eggs, oil, water)
  • 1/2 tsp
    coconut extract, divided
  • 2 oz
    cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 can
    cream of coconut (15 oz.)
  • 1 can
    sweetened condensed milk (14 oz.)
  • 1
    8 oz. tub whipped topping, thawed
  • 1 1/2 c
    shredded sweetened coconut

How To Make coconut refrigerator cake

  • 1
    Prepare and bake cake, as directed on box, for a 9"x13" glass dish, adding 1/4 teaspoon coconut extract to batter.
  • 2
    While cake is baking, whip cream cheese, in a medium mixing bowl, until fluffy.
  • 3
    Gradually mix in the cream of coconut, sweetened condensed milk and remaining 1/4 teaspoon coconut extract until well combined. Set aside.
  • 4
    When finished baking, remove from oven and immediately poke holes all over the cake. (A bamboo chopstick or wooden skewer works well.)
  • 5
    Pour milk mixture very slowly over the cake, saturating every hole (the slower, the better.)
  • 6
    Refrigerate cake until cold (about 2 hrs. or more.)
  • 7
    Spread whipped topping over cake and sprinkle with the coconut.
  • 8
    Decoration tips: For Christmas garnish with mint leaves and maraschino cherries or red raspberries; for Independence day use strawberries and blueberries to create stars and stripes; for Easter use jelly beans, pastel malted milk eggs or Peeps.
  • 9
    Refrigerate leftovers.
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