This is a favorite pie recipe. The secret to a tender crust is not handling the crust. You can see in the background the pie crust was rolled using a pastry cloth (& rolling pin cover.) I also use a slightly rounded amount of shortening by adding 2 Tablespoons butter at room temp. After cutting dough together, I add liquid, scoop together with a rubber scrapper. Don't handle, warmth of your hand melts shortening making crust tough. Dump on lightly flowered pastry cloth, pull dough into ball by using opposite corners of cloth and cross your hands over & pulling across dough till ball is formed. It may take a few pulls to accomplish. Cut in 1/2 with large knife & push 1/2 aside with knife for the top, again not touching dough. Roll out & place in pan. Crimp & poke with holes. If I'm making a pumpkin pie I pre bake with top edges covered with foil for about 5 min. & than pour filling in pricked crust. No, it won't leak & the bottom doesn't get soggy. I remove foil the last 15 min. baking time so the edges won't over brown.

Reviewed On: Jan. 1, 2012

I loved it. I made a mistake & reversed the sugar & sour cream amounts. Ended up using 2 c. sour cream, 1 c. sugar & the coconut. It was absolutely a delicious mistake! When I make my cake mixes I use milk instead of water & 1/2 oil & apple sauce for the oil. You can't taste the apple flavor but it makes for a very moist cake. No matter what flavor including chocolate. I buy snack cups of unsweetned apple sauce and put oil in the bottom of the correct size measure cup. example: fill 1/2 with oil & a few tablespoons of apple sauce until it reaches the top of the measure cup. The cake is best mellowing over night. Actually any cake is better done the day before. It mellows & infuses the cake with more flavor. I made the filling the night before I made cake mix, just to save time. But, I noticed that the coconut absorbed the liquid from the sour cream & was really delicious & fluffy. I will do this again next time.I also think the sugar can be cut to 3/4 cup. I love sweet & this is plenty sweet. My friends devoured the cake in no time. My coffee gang loved it. Did you know you can toast coconut in a T-Fal type pan with no oil. The coconut has plenty of oil in it. Just use a medium heat & stir constantly & the coconut will toast.

Reviewed On: Oct. 19, 2011

I added an extra step. I frosted cake with whip cream. I wanted it to be for a birthday cake for my coffee gang. It was gone by the end of the party. The guys all begged for a 2nd piece. I used home made caramel sauce as I find it simple to make a small amount as needed.

Reviewed On: Oct. 15, 2011