Chocolate Cake with Coconut Sauce Recipe

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With the bold flavors of raspberry and coconut enhancing fudgy chocolate cake and creamy vanilla ice cream, what's not to love?-Tabitha Freeman of Middletown, Connecticut

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Chocolate Cake with Coconut Sauce Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

25 5 30

Ingredients

1 package (19.6 ounces) frozen chocolate fudge layer cake
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup red raspberry preserves
4 scoops vanilla ice cream

Directions

Cut cake in half. Return half to the freezer. Let remaining cake stand at room temperature to thaw.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the coconut, milk and vanilla. Cook and stir over medium heat for 2-3 minutes or until heated through.
Cut cake into four slices; place on dessert plates. Spread with preserves. Top with coconut mixture and ice cream. Yield: 4 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Pepperidge Farm frozen three-layer cake.

Nutritional Facts 1 slice with 2 tablespoons sauce and 1/3 cup ice cream equals 571 calories, 23 g fat (12 g saturated fat), 62 mg cholesterol, 274 mg sodium, 81 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 8 g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate Cake with Coconut Sauce in Simple & Delicious May/June 2008, p21