I made my own cake mix instead of boxed cake mix. I used 2 cups flour, 1 1/2 cup sugar, 4 tsp baking powder, and 1 tsp salt. Add the 3 eggs, 1/3 cup oil, 1 cup water, 1/2 tsp coconut extract. I put the batter in a greased and floured bundt cake. When the cake came out of the oven I poked holes with a chopstick and added only coconut cream in the holes and then place in the refrigerator overnight. Next time I think that I will add the coconut cream with a small funnel after I poked it with a chopstick or the other end of a wooden spoon because it was a little messy on top. The next day I frosted the cake and sprinkle cake with flaked coconut . My daughter gave half the cake to her friend and her friend said, "It was so.......good".

Reviewed On: Jun. 21, 2009

I found using boiling water over the rice flour and sugar gave me better results the second time I made this. (I added an extra 2 teaspoons water ) This way the flour and sugar are completely dissolved. Don't bother with the vinegar as others had suggested. Microwave for only 6 minutes so it doesn't get dried out. Let the mochi cool. While it is cooling, prepared the 1 cup coconut and 1/8 cup( or less )cup sugar, and pinch of salt. Mixed this well. I think less sugar is better because I found it too sweet. I flattened the mochi like a pancake after it had cooled somewhat and then placed crunchy peanut butter in the center and sealed it by folding in half. Then rolled into a ball. Try not to put too much peanut butter otherwise it will come out. *** I forgot to mentioned that I didn't bother with the starch because when I made it the first time it tasted too dry that way******

Reviewed On: Mar. 20, 2009

I bake these cookies in a disposable square pan with the reynolds non stick foil and have found it easier to remove and it won't fall apart like with the bigger pan. Get 3 disposable pans and the clean up is a snap. The cookies come out bigger but this does not affect the overall taste. I place 1 1/3 cups of the cookie mix in each and it is just the right amount. Add the 3/4 teaspoon of the almond extract as others has suggested. Follow the other reviews with the whipping cream and butter for top, I finish off the cookies by adding chocolate sprinkes on top.

Reviewed On: Dec. 18, 2007