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Home Ā» Recipes Ā» Baking Recipes Ā» Birthday Feast, Part 3

Birthday Feast, Part 3

June 21, 2010 by Alida Ryder 8 Comments

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coconut cake

And now, in the last of the birthday feast installments, I’m sharing the recipe for the gorgeous Coconut Cake with you. Although, it’s not much of a recipe because I committed one of biggest culinary ‘faux pas’ ‘ of my life. I used a pre-mix. Also known as Box Cake. I was very eager to bake my own vanilla cake but as I stood in the baking aisle of the supermarket packing the flour into my shopping basket, I spotted the box cakes and just instinctively grabbed 2 boxes. I mean, I’ve had it before and it’s pretty darn good AND I had so much to do. Lamb and chicken to marinade, egg whites and cream to whip and Naan to make. I didn’t have the time to mix my own 3 layer cake. And after all, the icing and the filling is what makes it ‘Coconut Cake’. So I manipulated my brain to think that the box cake was the better choice and carried on without any guilt. (Ok, maybe a little guilt!)

I used 2 boxes and it gave me 3 layers (I used a 20cm pan, I think) and then, EVEN WORSE, I used the pre-mix icing it comes with. Instead of adding milk, I just added coconut milk. I know, I KNOW! It’s terrible. But you know what? It actually wasn’t. It tasted pretty darn good. So here’s my ‘recipe’ for coconut cake.

Makes 1, quite large cake

2 boxes of ‘Box Cake’, mixed and baked according to the instructions
1 can Coconut Cream
250ml Double Cream
4tbsn Caster Sugar
1 cup Dessicated Coconut
2 cups Shredded Coconut

  • For the filling, mix the thick coconut cream (it sits ontop of the milk in the can of coconut cream) with the double cream, dessicated coconut and the sugar and spread on the first layer of cake. Place another layer ontop, followed by another few dollops of the filling. Place the last layer ontop.
  • For the Icing. Mix the pre-mix Icing you get with the box cake according to the instructions, just use a little less butter and the coconut milk to make a thick-ish icing.
  • Spread the icing all over the cake and sprinkle the shredded coconut all over. Press it onto the sides. It really looks quite impressive.
  • For a finishing touch, I just sprinkled some white, edible glitter over the top to add some “bollywood bling”.

Ps. This cake really is gorgeous and I have never gotten as many compliments for my baking as I did with this cake!

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Filed Under: Baking Recipes, Cakes, Dessert Recipes Tagged With: Cake, Coconut Cake, Dessert

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  1. nasheta

    July 29, 2010 at 3:34 PM

    hi – where does one get shredded coconut?

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    • Ally_R

      July 29, 2010 at 5:06 PM

      Hi Nasheta. I use Woolies’ Shredded coconut for the cake.

      Reply
    • Lillie

      August 15, 2019 at 3:28 PM

      Most grocery stores have shredded coconut

      Reply
  2. Colleen

    July 3, 2010 at 11:37 PM

    I so enjoy baking my own cakes. I dont ever use boxed cake mixes. I find it too easy to do my own. But I sure can understand busy moms and working moms using them. This one looks divine. Love coconut. xxx

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    • Ally_R

      July 4, 2010 at 9:40 AM

      I usually bake my own cakes but that box cake was surprisingly delish! šŸ™‚

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  3. Natalie

    June 30, 2010 at 11:12 AM

    Yum Yum Yum

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  4. PinkPolkaDot

    June 21, 2010 at 3:51 PM

    It sounds and looks delicious and I think everyone of us use box cakes from time to time. I just love Ina Paarman’s!

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    • Ally_R

      June 22, 2010 at 10:20 AM

      Glad I’m not the only one. I really love Moir’s Super moist one. It always comes out perfect! šŸ™‚

      Reply

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