This easy coconut cake recipe is bursting with the Coconut Cake's signature nutty, sweet flavor. This cake will make a flavorful statement from the cake batter and coconut cake frosting to the heaping layer of flaked coconut to finish it off. Keep it simple with yellow cake mix and everyday ingredients to make any coconut fan's dreams come true.
Coconut Cake
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 8 hr 0 min
- Ingredients 10
- Servings 12
Ingredients
- 1 box butter recipe yellow cake mix
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup canned coconut milk (not cream of coconut), stirred well
- 1/4 cup water
- 3 eggs
- 3 3/4 cups flaked coconut
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 1 1/4 cups sour cream
- 1 container (8 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1/4 teaspoon coconut extract
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease bottoms and sides of 2 (8-inch) round cake pans with shortening. Line pans with cooking parchment paper; grease paper, and lightly flour.
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Step2In large bowl, beat cake mix, butter, coconut milk, water and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour batter evenly into pans.
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Step3Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans to cooling racks; remove cooking parchment paper. Cool completely, about 45 minutes.
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Step4In medium bowl, mix 1 1/2 cups of the coconut, the sugar and sour cream. Spoon 1 cup of the mixture into large bowl; set aside.
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Step5Cut each cake horizontally into 2 layers. Spread 1/2 cup of the remaining coconut-sour cream mixture on cut side of 1 layer. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining layer, cut side down.
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Step6In bowl of reserved coconut-sour cream mixture, stir in whipped topping, 1/2 cup of the coconut and the coconut extract until well mixed. Frost top and side of cake with mixture. Gently press remaining coconut onto top and side of cake. Cover; refrigerate at least 6 hours before serving.
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Nutrition
560
Calories
28g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
72g
Total Carbohydrate
53g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 560
- Calories from Fat
- 250
- Total Fat
- 28g
- 43%
- Saturated Fat
- 20g
- 102%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 75mg
- 25%
- Sodium
- 400mg
- 17%
- Potassium
- 170mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 72g
- 24%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 53g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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