Incredible Coconut Cake Recipe

Reviewed on May. 05, 2013 by billieboy57

This is the 2nd time I've made this cake. The name on the recipe is "Incredible cake", it lives up to it's name. I didn't have coconut flavoring so I used 1 tea of vanilla & 1/2 tea of almond extract. My family visiting couldn't couldn't believe how wonderful it tasted, this is my go to cake recipe :-)

Reviewed on Apr. 20, 2013 by KimSteinmetz

We had this for bunko--oh my gosh delectable doesn't even describe this cake! It was so good!

Reviewed on Apr. 06, 2013 by brohdaw

I havent tasted it yet so I guess I shouldnt really review quite yet but my icing is really runny. I'm not a professional baker but I have made plenty of stuff in my lifetime so I usually only follow new recipes word-for-word and this one, if I didnt make a mistake, needs altering to the icing. Must be the only one cuz I have not seen any negative comments about the icing

Reviewed on Mar. 31, 2013 by wasoongu

The flavor of this cake is epic. I substituted coconut oil for the canola oil.

Reviewed on Mar. 29, 2013 by billieboy57

I just made this cake, mere words can't describe how wonderful it turned out! I made my own buttercream frosting, tinted it light yellow also tinted coconut green. Put green coconut in center of the cake & laid jelly beans in center, it looks like/tasts like it's from a bakery. thank you for such a good recipe :-)

Reviewed on Mar. 27, 2013 by silly girl

question..plain coconut or sweetened

Reviewed on Mar. 11, 2013 by chocolate7861

Amazing cake i loved it so much i shared it with my neighbors. My husband is a big coconut fan so he just gobbled it up!

Reviewed on Feb. 24, 2013 by jj28

This cake was absolutely delicious. I was worried about it being too sweet but it wasn't. I found the cake to be very moist, but crumbly. It was difficult to cut - it fell apart a bit with each piece. Does anyone know what would cause this? I was wondering if I should substitute all purpose flour, but am afraid that would make it too heavy. Definitely a great tasting cake though. I have made Ina Garten's recipe and this is a million times better.

Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2013 by hpelkey

Our whole family LOVES coconut. This is by far, the best cake recipe! Sometimes we put raspberry or strawberry jam between the layers and save the cream cheese frosting for the outside. Soo gooood!

Reviewed on Feb. 07, 2013 by julies22

This is absolutely the best cake recipe I have made. I have tried many, many cake recipes to find the most moist and fluffy and flavorful and this on "took the cake"! I want to try the recipe using only the vanilla and/or almond extract. I'm pretty excited about testing out other flavors.

Thanks for sharing!

Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2012 by rileydog2024

obviously i didn't find it too sweet, but for the reviews that found the icing too sweet use less powered sugar and you'll be good to go...

Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2012 by rileydog2024

my original review did not let me rate this, I give it a 5 stars as well as all my friends

Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2012 by rileydog2024

The cake is amazing, very moist and not too sweet. I would not recommend using Pam with flour for the greasing and flouring the cake pans as the cake is really moist and without the flour mine did stick to the bottom...i toasted my coconut alot more than the picture shows as i like the crunchy coconut to all the creamy icing. Everyone loved it!!

Reviewed on Oct. 19, 2012 by kdh4u

I find the cake to be great but the icing is sooo sweet it overpowers the cake.

Reviewed on May. 03, 2012 by ilka896

Very delicious but very sweet. I wouldn't use all the frosting again.

Reviewed on Apr. 26, 2012 by amychristine79

Great cake and easy to make. Can't wait to bake it again!!!

Reviewed on Apr. 09, 2012 by Cblume

Oh my heart, this is amazing! Sooooo good. Made it for Easter and people raved. I used a little less sugar in the frosting, and it was delicious. So moist and flavorful. A little hard to cut because of the coconut in the batter, but not really complaining. ;)

Reviewed on Dec. 01, 2011 by PegLS

My mom loves a good coconut cake and this recipe got a double thumbs up! Moist and delicious!! Great!

Reviewed on Nov. 26, 2011 by marybeth05

A really beautiful and delicious cake, but the prep time is seriously underestimated. This is an old-school labor of love recipe!

Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2011 by marybeth05

A beautiful, delicious cake, but I think the prep time is significantly underestimated. This is one of those made from scratch, labor of love recipes!

Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2011 by cookcat

I gave this recipe 5 stars because the taste was incredible(Raw batter as well as baked.), I couldn't stop by husband from eating the batter. The only trouble I had was that the cake crumbled everywhere when I cut into it. Can anyone one help me out and tell me why? It was the first time I ever beat egg whites and I am pretty sure that is what caused the cake to crumble like it did but I would love to see if I can get some other pointers. Would definitely love to make this again.

Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2011 by DesignsByRae

Beautiful cake, and definitely now my go to coconut cake recipe. My husband practically ate the whole thing. It turned out to be an incredibly moist cake, I wouldn't change a thing.

Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2011 by Myhusbandisthecook

Excellent. I created a batch of cupcakes out of this recipe and filled the centre with coconut pie filling then topped with this icing. Incredible!!!!

Reviewed on Nov. 08, 2011 by Sally K

OUTSTANDING! I served it for a small party and it was the hit of the evening. I did not make the bird's nest, but I placed foil wrapped candies on the serving platter around the cake for a festive look. I actually have my second one in the oven now for my daughter's birthday. I "cheated" one day and tried to do this using a box mix but it was just not the same, so don't take a short cut - follow this recipe.

Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2011 by darsbob

Was a delicious cake and presents very well

Reviewed on Aug. 31, 2011 by Suribachi

I baked the cake according to the directions but made a couple of changes. I spread a thick layer of apricot-pineapple jam between the layers and topped it with homemade whipped cream. I sprinkled flaked coconut over the top of the cake. The jam added another dimension to the cake.

Reviewed on Jul. 12, 2011 by anny562

I made this for a co-worker/friends birthday, i made them as cup cakes they were a hit, everyone keeps asking me for the recipe.

Reviewed on May. 24, 2011 by OldNatiliCook

I'm a Kitchen Dad who loves coconut. This is the best cake I've ever had.. and I made it!

Reviewed on May. 12, 2011 by MrsSweany

Tasty, rich cake. Was hard for me to bake, but worth the effort. Even Mom liked it! Warning, Very rich, large cake. You want to make sure you have enough people to eat it!

Reviewed on Apr. 23, 2011 by bmjjackson

Fabulous cake! Making the 2nd one this week; trial run earlier for Easter. Definately a keeper!

Reviewed on Apr. 21, 2011 by Loriel143

Reviewed on Apr. 15, 2011 by Rhonda Colleen

I made this delicious cake for our monthly wine party! I literally had to carry the remaining cake out the door with the women following me with forks to eat more!!

Reviewed on Apr. 13, 2011 by Leagle

This is the best coconut cake recipe that I have ever come across. Definitely a keeper in my recipe book. People were still talking about it over a week later!

Reviewed on Apr. 09, 2011 by ackaiser

Outstanding dessert! Made for my daughter-in-law's birthday. She's a coconut lover. Rave reviews from everyone. Scheduled for repeat performance at Easter!

Reviewed on Apr. 08, 2011 by CDarLynn

Very moist and perfect amount of coconut flavor. The icing is incredible. I could eat that alone!

Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2011 by LakeBaker

For years I searched for the perfect coconut cake and thought my Italian Cream Cake was the best until I baked this cake Monday evening and have shared it with my hubby, 3 friends and my daughter and son-in-law (who doesn't even care for coconut). They ALL gave it rave reviews and one said it "is to die for". They also asked for the recipe. I followed the recipe exactly (except I didn't make the nest) and it is heavenly.

Reviewed on Mar. 28, 2011 by innkitchen

Last week I spent time searching for a really good coconut cake - and now here you've posted one!  It's very similar to the one I made and the icing is Oh So Good!!!  I took mine to my knitting group and everyone loved it.  Thanks for posting this recipe - I'll keep it to try next time!

Reviewed on Mar. 28, 2011 by tsheffield

Rich, dense, and delicious. My whole family loved it.