Coconut Cream Cake

This dreamy Coconut Cream Cake is a coconut lovers dream. A white sheet cake is baked then holes are poked all over the top forming edible bowls to collect the coconut cream to be poured on over the cake while it’s still warm. It’s frosted with whipped cream and a combination of both fresh and sweetened flaked coconut for it’s crowning glory. It’s a cake that’s almost angelic and completely irresistible for the coconut fans in your life.

Coconut Cream Cake

Coconut Cream Cake

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 15.25 oz box of coconut cake or white cake mix plus ingredients to prepare
  • 1/2 cup self-rising flour
  • 1 7 oz package sweetened flaked coconut, divided
  • 1 15 oz can cream of coconut
  • 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 pint heavy cream
  • 2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 6 oz package frozen fresh coconut, thawed

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 13 x 9 x 2 inch non stick metal pan or spray with baking spray.
  2. For the cake: Prepare the cake per the directions on the box, plus 1/2 cup self-rising flour. Mix in ½ of the 7 oz bag of sweetened flaked coconut into the batter by hand.
  3. Bake per the directions until the top is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes back clean.
  4. For the coconut cream filling: After removing the cake from the oven use a fork or bamboo skewer to poke holes over the top of the hot cake.
  5. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the cream of coconut with the sweetened condensed milk. Slowly pour over the hot cake, spreading the coconut milk into the holes as you go. Allow the cake to cool completely. Chill overnight.
  6. For the frosting: beat together the heavy cream, powdered sugar, softened cream cheese and vanilla extract. until light and fluffy. Spread over the top of the cake..
  7. Toss together the remaining sweetened flaked coconut with the thawed fresh coconut. Sprinkle evenly over the frosting.
  8. Chill for 1 more day before serving.

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Coconut Cream Cake

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