Rave Review Coconut Cake Recipes

RAVE REVIEWS COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8 or 9 inch round cake pans.
• Blend the cake mix, pudding mix, water, eggs and oil in a large mixing bowl. Beat at medium speed for 4 minutes. Stir in 2 cups of the coconut and the chopped walnuts. Pour the batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes. Let cakes cool in pans for 15 minutes then remove and finish cooling on rack.
• To Make Frosting: Melt the butter or margarine in a skillet. Add the 2 cups flaked coconut and stir constantly over low heat until golden brown. Spread coconut on absorbent paper to cool.
• Cream the remaining 2 tablespoons butter or margarine with the cream cheese. Add the milk and confectioners' sugar alternately, beating well. Add the vanilla and stir in 1 3/4 cups of the toasted coconut.
• To Assemble Cake: Spread tops of cooled cake layers with some of the frosting. Stack them and then frost the sides of the cake. Sprinkle Cake with the remaining toasted coconut.

RAVE REVIEW COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, blend cake mix with pudding, water, eggs and oil. Beat at medium speed for 3 minutes. Stir in coconut and nuts. Pour into three greased and floured 8-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until cake springs back when touched in center. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove to rack to complete cooling. , For frosting, melt 2 tablespoons butter in skillet; add coconut and stir constantly over low heat until golden brown. Spread coconut on absorbent paper towel to cool. Cream remaining 2 tablespoons butter with cream cheese, milk and vanilla. Add sugar, beating well to blend. Stir in 1-1/2 cups toasted coconut; spread on top and sides of cake. Sprinkle remaining coconut over cake.

RAVE REVIEW COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Blend cake mix, flour, pudding mix, water, eggs and oil in a large mixing bowl.
• Beat at medium speed for four minutes.
• Stir in coconut and nuts.
• Pour into 3 greased and floured 9" layer pans.
• Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.
• Remove and cool.
• Frosting:.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in skillet.
• Add coconut while stirring constantly over low heat until golden brown.
• Divide coconut into two parts - 1/4 cup and 1 3/4 cups.
• Spread coconut on paper towels to cool.
• Cream 2 tablespoons butter with cream cheese.
• Add milk; beat in sugar gradually.
• Blend in vanilla.
• Stir in 1 3/4 cups coconut.
• Spread on top of cake layers.
• Stack layers and sprinkle with remaining (1/4 cup) coconut.

RAVE REVIEWS COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8- or 9-inch round cake pans.
• Blend cake mix, pudding mix, water, eggs, and oil in a large mixing bowl. Beat at medium speed for 4 minutes. Stir in 2 cups of coconut and chopped walnuts. Pour the batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes. Let cakes cool in the pans for 15 minutes, then remove and finish cooling on a rack.
• To Make Frosting: Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet. Add 2 cups flaked coconut and stir constantly over low heat until golden brown. Spread coconut on absorbent paper to cool.
• Cream remaining 2 tablespoons butter with cream cheese. Add milk and confectioners' sugar alternately, beating well. Add vanilla and stir in 1 3/4 cups toasted coconut.
• To Assemble Cake: Spread tops of cooled cake layers with some of the frosting. Stack them and then frost the sides of the cake. Sprinkle cake with remaining toasted coconut.

ROGENE'S COCONUT CAKE WITH COCONUT CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Blend cake mix, pudding mix, water, eggs and oil in large bowl.
• Beat for 4 minutes at medium speed.
• Stir in coconut and nuts.
• Pour into 3 greased and floured 9" cake pans.
• Bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees.
• To make the frosting: Melt 2 tbsp butter in skillet, add coconut stirring constantly over low heat until golden brown.
• Spread coconut on papertowels to cool.
• Cream the other 2 tbsp butter with cream cheese, add milk, beat in powdered sugar, gradually.
• Blend in vanilla.
• Stir in 1 3/4 cup coconut.
• Frost the cake and top with remaining coconut.