Skip to main content

Coconut Cream Cake

A few weeks ago, we were invited to a get-together at a friends house.  Of course we offered to bring something, and of course I was secretly hoping to bring a dessert, but we got assigned to bring a fruit salad instead.  Was I disappointed?  A little, but that quickly vanished with the first bite of this delicious cake.  Now I'm glad that I didn't bring a dessert because I have a great new recipe to add to the collection!  Every bite is moist and coconutty.  Delicious!  I did make one small little change to the recipe and that was to toast the coconut, but it's great whichever way you choose to make it.







Coconut Cream Cake
from Rachel Loser


1 white cake mix w/ pudding
3/4 cup flaked sweetened coconut
1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk (can use fat free)
1 tsp. coconut extract
1 1/2 c. frozen whipped topping, thawed

Prepare cake according to directions, omit oil, adding 6 TBSP coconut.  Pour batter into a 9 x 13 greased pan.  Bake 28 min. or until toothpick comes out clean.  Let cook in pan 10 minutes.  Punch holes in the top of the cake with a wooden pick.  Combine the sweetened condensed milk and the extract; stir well.  Pour 1/2 cup of the condensed milk mixture over the cake, spreading in.  Let stand 2-3 minutes.  Punch more holes and pour the remaining milk mixture over the cake, spreading in.  Let cake cool completely.  Spread whipped cream over cake.  Sprinkle with the remaining 6 TBSP coconut (toasted if desired).  Cover and chill for at least 4 hours.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps

I am always looking for fast, easy and nutritious meals for my busy weeknight meals.  These wraps have become one of our family favorites.  We serve these with a side of wontons or potstickers to complete the meal. The filling can be made ahead of time and reheated if your day is extra busy. Bibb lettuce is our favorite, but feel free to use iceberg or even romaine for this dish. I hope you enjoy these as much as we do!

Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies

The name says it all. These cookies are my (and my husband's) favorite cookies! Not just your average chocolate chip cookies, these babies come out of the oven with a slightly crisp outside while still remaining soft on the inside. Use Ghiradelli Milk Chocolate Chips and you will have achieved chocolate chip cookie perfection!

Scrumptious Sugar Cookies

Sugar cookies are one of my favorite things to make with the kids! It's tradition to make them for a few different Holidays including Valentine's Day. While decorating is the usually the main purpose in making these, over the years I have tweaked the cookie recipe and frosting to make them absolutely scrumptious as well! So much yummier that buying a store-bought mix and canned frosting.  I would even be so bold as to say I think they are every bit as good, if not better, than Swig and Crumble! Give them a try and see if you agree.   My Scrumptious Sugar Cookie Frosting is an ultra creamy, cream cheese frosting with a few extra additions that put it over the top! Sour Cream adds to the creaminess and takes the sweetness down a notch.  The frosting is still plenty sweet but not sickeningly so.  Butter Vanilla Emulsion is my other secret weapon that really elevates the flavor of this frosting! It can be found on Amazon, or in a craft store like Michaels,  but...