This cake is amazing! I like to serve it immediately (without refrigerating 1-3 days); the longer the cake sits the less fluffy it is. The frosting tastes almost like cream cheese frosting - and it's low/no-fat!
I used light coconut milk instead of water in the cake mix. YUM!
This cake was excellent! I only refrigerated for a few hours. I love coconut and really liked that this cake was not overly sweet. The sour cream seemed to really tone down the sweetness. My family loved it!
Best coconut cake ever! I didn't use light ingredients though. I used regular sour cream and finely shredded coconut in the frosting then I added extra flake coconut to the frosted cake. My secret was to use a boxed white cake mix (which I sifted) and used the one that calls for 1/3 cup oil (not the one that calls for 2 TBPS oil) and I used EXTRA VIRGIN COCONUT OIL. What a great coconut flavor. The flavor really does get better the second and third day!
Excellent lowfat cake! I made this last night and we dug into it after it had chilled a few hours. It was good but had a distinctible sour cream taste. I cut my husband a piece for work this morning and of course sampled a bite myself and it was even better - the sour cream taste was not as strong. So I think that the directions are indeed right when they say to leave the cake for a few days. Great recipe!
I made this for a large get together. It was among 8 other desserts some bakery bought. This was the greatest hit of all. Everyone asked me for the recipe. It was delicious. Not too sweet. I decorated it with tiny dried blueberries. I would definitly make this again
A Keeper! Used coconut milk in place of the water in the cake mix directions. Definitely better the next day. You can't go wrong with this one! Edit: Used coconut milk in place of the water and for the whipped topping (1 1/2 cups heavy cream whipped with 1/3 cup sugar) then add the remaining cup filling. (Doesn't make it lite... but tastes soooo much better).
OMG!!! So delicious! I am not big on coconut but this was excellent. I followed the recipe exactly as is. I just added to the decorations. I mixed some chopped almonds and mini chocolate chips. (Like an Almond Joy) Pressed them onto the sides and a small circle on the top center. Added a slight sprinkling of coconut on the whipped cream frosting on top. Looked as good as it tasted! Either way with or without the nuts this cake is top notch!
Very delicious but a bit messy to cut. Very coconuty
I followed the recipe and the frosting had an odd sour cream flavor to it. It wasn't unbearable but I definitely won't make it the same way again. I also added dry roasted coconut on top which added a whole layer of new flavor.
