Rave Review Coconut Cake Recipes

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.

Steps:

• 1. Blend cake mix ,pudding mix,water ,eggs,and oil in larger mixer bowl.Beat at medium speed of electric mixer 4 minutes.Stir in coconut and walnuts.POUR into three (3) greased and floured 9-inch layer pans.Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes (test with tooth pick)..Cool in pans for 15 minutes ;remove from pans and cool on rack.Till totaly cool .Fill and frost with the Cream Cheese Frosting listed below..
• 2. Frosting:Melt two tablespoons of butter (use Real Butter)in skillet.Add coconut ;stir constantly over low heat untill golden brown.Spread coconut on paper towel to cool.Cream Cheese,with two tablespoons of butter .Add milk and sugar alternately,beating well .Add vanilla ;stir in 1 and 1/3 cups of the coconut.Spread on tops and side of the cake layers.Sprinkle with the remaining coconut::::; Personal Note ....... Besure you toast the coconut the way the recipe say's,in a skillet .The butter adds to the taste.I once did it in the oven and it did not have the same taste
• 3. HIGH altitude areas ,increase water to 1 and 3/4 cups of water add 1/4 cup of flour...

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.

Steps:

• Blend cake mix, pudding mix, water, eggs and oil. Beat. Stir in coconut and walnuts Pour into 3 greased and floured 9 inch layer cake pans. Bake at 350º for 35 minutes. Cool in pan for 15 minutes. Cool and frost.

Steps:

• Blend cake mix, pudding mix, water and eggs in a large bowl.
• Beat at medium speed for 4 minutes.
• Stir in coconut and nuts.
• Pour into three greased & floured 9 inch round pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
• Cool in pans for 15 minutes.
• Remove from pans and frost with the following:.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in skillet.
• Add 2 cups angel flake coconut.
• Stir constantly over low heat until golden brown.
• Cream 2 tablespoons butter with 1 8 oz package softened cream cheese.
• Add 2 tablespoons milk.
• Add 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar gradually, beating well after each addition.
• Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• Stir in 1 1/2 cups browned coconut.
• Spread on tops and sides of cake layers.
• Sprinkle with remaining coconut.