| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 2 hr |
| Prep: | 20 min |
| Inactive: | 30 min |
| Cook: | 1 hr 10 min |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- Nonstick baking spray, for pan
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon coconut extract
- 1 cup canned unsweetened coconut milk
- Pineapple Glaze, recipe follows
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons pineapple juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray a Bundt pan with nonstick baking spray and dust with flour.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder.
- In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time. Once incorporated, add the extracts. Stir in the coconut milk and beat until combined. Slowly beat in the dry ingredients until the mixture is smooth.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a cake tester comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Cool cake 5 minutes before turning it out onto a rack. Let cool completely on the rack.
- Once the cake has cooled, ladle the glaze over the cake, and top with flaked coconut. Let glaze set before serving. Transfer the cake to a platter or serving dish and slice.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk the powdered sugar and the pineapple juice together until smooth.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 837 |
| Total Fat | 35 g |
| Saturated Fat | 22 g |
| Carbohydrates | 125 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 93 g |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Cholesterol | 200 mg |
| Sodium | 300 mg |
Reviews
It only took 50 min to cook.
The glaze tasted like soap. So I tried it again and it still tasted like soap. I didn’t read the reviews but I should’ve. I didn’t add coconut flakes to the cake mix like others said. Probably would of tasted better. The cake was moist and tasted okay. The only thing I had to top it with was cordial cherrys so I melted them down with a little bit of milk and poured that over the cake and smothered it with coconut flakes. It tasted good after that.
The glaze tasted like soap. So I tried it again and it still tasted like soap. I didn’t read the reviews but I should’ve. I didn’t add coconut flakes to the cake mix like others said. Probably would of tasted better. The cake was moist and tasted okay. The only thing I had to top it with was cordial cherrys so I melted them down with a little bit of milk and poured that over the cake and smothered it with coconut flakes. It tasted good after that.
Love the Nelly’s recipes. The cake was fantastic!
I loved this recipe but it makes A LOT of batter, the cake turned out perfect and extremely moist!. I definitely will make it again.
My all time favorite cake to make. My family and friends loves it!!! So delish! Yummy!
Deliciously moist and super yummy! I could not find coconut extract, so I used 1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla and 1/2 tsp. Almond.
This cake is great very moist and amazing taste.
Followed the recipe with the suggestions made by previous commenters: cut the sugar in half (I’m baking for a diabetic so I used a sugar & Splenda mix), double the coconut extract, and add a half cup of sweetened shredded coconut. I baked it for 1 hr 5 mins and it came out super moist and delicious. I didn’t make the glaze, I plan to serve it warm with vanilla ice cream. Yummy!
I made this for my husband’s birthday in Aug., & he said that it is his “new” favorite coconut cake!!!! I like a moister cake, so maybe I don’t need to bake it as long, as other postings have indicated (although my husband loved the texture). I’ll also put some coconut in the batter–that should send my husband over the edge, & get me some brownie points!! I’m making it again for a party this weekend !!! Thanks for a new keeper. DB (Ohio)
ok 1 of all the cake was bad i made the cake good but it was nasty and on the show she cussed so umm what i am going to say is that the vake was bad
I Made this cake about 6 times and still ounting and it is awesome each time I’ve made it. It’s been added to my must makes list..lol. I accidently added the shredded coconut in the mix and it was still good. The only thing I adjusted was the sugar I put 2 cups. Thanks for sharing.