Coco Loco Coconut Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Make a tumbler out of the coconut by carefully slicing about 2 inches off the top of the coconut, keeping the coconut milk inside. Place the ice, tequila, melon liqueur, rum, pineapple juice, and sugar syrup into the cavity of the coconut. Squeeze the lime half over the mixture and drop the lime into the drink; stir.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour two 9-inch diameter cake pans with 2-inch high sides.
• Pour the flour, baking powder, baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Use a whisk to stir together. This will get rid of any lumps and pseudo-sift the ingredients. In a separate large bowl, beat the sugar, butter and sweetened cream of coconut until fluffy and it resembles whipped cream, about 2 minutes. Beat in the egg yolks and vanilla extract. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and stir to incorporate all the ingredients. With the mixer on low speed, beat in 1/2 the dry ingredients, followed by the buttermilk, and the remaining dry ingredients, scraping down the sides in between each addition, just until blended.
• Using clean, dry beaters, beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt in another clean large bowl until the egg whites are stiff but not dry. Cook's Note: You want to get the most volume from your egg whites, that's why it is essential that the beaters and bowl are clean. Just to be safe, I like to wipe the bowl out with a dash of vinegar, white or apple cider is best. The vinegar cuts through any fat in the bowl leaving only a sparkling bowl behind. And don't worry, you won't be able to taste the vinegar-I promise!
• In batches, fold the beaten egg whites into the batter, being careful not to deflate the whites. Divide the cake batter evenly between the prepared cake pans. Spread the batter with an offset spatula to level the batter in the pan. Bake the cakes until a tester inserted into center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool the cakes in the pans on a wire rack, about 10 minutes. Gently run a small sharp knife around the pan sides to loosen the cakes. Cook's Note: As the cakes cool they will shrink slightly, pulling away from the sides of the pan. By running the knife around the sides of the pan you are helping in the process by taking away any resistance. Turn the cakes out onto the racks and cool completely.
• With a pastry brush, gently brush any crumbs from the cooled cake layers. If the cake baked up with a slight dome in the center, you can trim it to even it out or just remember to place that cake layer dome-side down on the cake plate. Place 1 cake layer, flat-side up, on a cake plate. Spread 1 heaping cup Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting over the cake layer, leaving a 1/2-inch border of cake around the edge. This will give the filling a place to go or spread when the second cake layer is placed on top-you don't want it to bulge out the sides!
• Sprinkle 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut mix over the frosting. Top with the second cake layer, flat-side up. Spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides of the cake. For a retro look, I like swoopy swirls. The best way to achieve it is to spread the frosting using the back of a spoon. It's that easy!
• Sprinkle the remaining coconut mix over the cake, gently pressing into the sides to adhere. Coconut Layer Cake can be prepared up to 1 day ahead. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Beat the cream cheese in a medium bowl until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the butter and beat until smooth. Add the sugar, sweetened cream of coconut, vanilla extract and pinch of sea salt and beat until well blended, scraping down the sides as needed, for about 3 more minutes. Cook's Note: For a tropical twist, I add just a splash of fresh lime juice and a dash of finely grated lime zest to the mix!

Steps:

• Place the sifted flour in a medium bowl and stir in the baking soda and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, place the chocolate and the butter. Pour the hot coffee over the chocolate and butter and then add the bourbon. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let stand until chocolate and butter are melted. Remove the cover and whisk to fully incorporate. Set aside until mixture has cooled.
• Grease and flour 2 (8-inch) round cake pans. Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
• When coffee mixture has cooled, add the sugar and whisk until blended. Add the flour mixture, half at a time and stir until just combined. Add the eggs, vanilla, and coconut and whisk until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake for about 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans for about 10 minutes and then cool completely on a rack before icing.
• While cakes are cooling, make ganache: Place the chocolate in a large bowl. Heat the cream in a saucepan just until it starts to boil. Immediately pour the cream over the chocolate, making sure that all of the chocolate is covered. Cover the bowl and let stand for 5 minutes. Whisk the chocolate until dark and shiny and then let cool to room temperature. The more you whisk this icing as it cools, the stiffer it will get. If you refrigerate the icing before you put it on the cake, it will get very hard and you will have to microwave it for a few seconds to soften it to a spreadable state.
• Frost cake: Spread ganache over bottom layer of cake. Place the second cake layer on top of the ganache. Frost the top and sides of the cake with the remaining ganache.

Steps:

• Prepare both cake mixes according to box instructions. Use the coconut milk instead of water. Bake in greased 4-9in round baking pans. Bake 350F for 25 minutes or until wooden pick comes out clean.
• Remove cakes from oven and cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely.
• In a medium mixing bowl whip the 3 cans of vanilla frosting. Frost cake. To decorate sprinkle cake with coconut all around. Chop candy bars in bite size pieces and spread all around cake. Melt chocolate chips with a little shortening in the microwave. Drizzle all over cake.
• Note: I keep all my cakes in the refrigerator

Steps:

• Prepare yellow cake mix according to package directions in 13" x 9" pan.
• Remove from oven and while cake is still hot, poke lots of holes in the surface with fork.
• Spread can of sweetened condensed milk over top of cake.
• Do this fairly slowly so that it has a chance to soak evenly into the holes.
• Wait 20 minutes.
• Spread the Coco Lopez mix just as you did the condensed milk.
• Wait 20 minutes.
• Spread Cool Whip on top and sprinkle with coconut.
• Enjoy!
• Be sure to refrigerate this cake.
• It doesn't keep at room temperature.

Steps:

• With an ice pick, poke out two eyes of the coconut shell and drain out the coconut water.
• Cut off the top of the coconut as you would cut off the top of a pumpkin for carving.
• In a blender put tequila, light rum, dark rum, Kahlúa, fruit juices and crushed ice. Blend until frothy and pour into the coconut shell.
• Pour a small float of 151-proof rum over the top of the drink.
• Skewer the pieces of fruit and stick the end of the skewer into the coconut. Serve with straws.

Steps:

• Prepare cake according to box directions minus 1 cup water -- in place of 1 cup water use Coco Lopez cream of coconut + 1 extra Tbsp. oil. Use 1/3 cup of water. Pour into a greased 9x13 pan or 9x13 glass casserole dish.
• Cook cake 25-27 minutes at 350 degrees F. Then remove from oven and let cool to touch.
• Next pour marshmallow cream into a mixing bowl. Add 2 Tbsp. coconut extract. Beat on low until extract is combined. Spoon on top of cooled cake and spread evenly. Then pour flaked coconut over marshmallow cream evenly. Then top cake with cherries for garnish.