Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2009

Good Coconut filling, but the icing on this cake is just awful. It just turned into a crunbly mess. I will keep the recipe for the yumy filling though.

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jamie278ca

Home Town: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Reviewed: Aug. 20, 2009

I'm sorry to have say that I give this cake 1 star. It just did not turn out as good as I had hope. It just fell apart. The filling didn't taste like a candy bar it tasted more like macaroons. I just didn't care for it at all.:\ " sigh"

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BABY

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Living In: Glendale, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 25, 2009

This cake is awesome! The coconut filling is indeed to die for. I would've give this a 5 star if not for the frosting. i used the shiny chocolate glaze recipe instead. My kids had fun decorating the cake with candies. Thanks for sharing:-)

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Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2009

The filling was to die for however I didn't like the frosting, so that is why I gave it a four stars.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2009

The coconut filling tastes really good, however, it became really hard when it was time to serve the cake (almost impossible to cut through). Maybe it was because I put it in the fridge? Also, after reading the reviews, I ended up making a chocolate glaze using some evaporated milk and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Next time I won't put it in the fridge and see how that turns out.

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mahrukh

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Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2009

i didn't have a chocolate cake mix on hand so I used a white mix and made a vanilla version. I made the filling the same except that I substituted 1/4 of sugar with 1/4 cup of icing sugar (personal taste preference). I used dessert topping mix for the icing. It was amazing. I would give it 5 stars but I changed to much. I can't wait to try the chocolate version!!

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Dana

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

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Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2009

The filling for this recipe is absolutely delicious and I will use it again. Other then that I did not follow the recipe. I used a very moist chocolate cake and found that it did not need any extra icing. The filling is so good there is nothing else really needed. Besides a tall glass of milk or coffee! :)

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Home Town: Sundre, Alberta, Canada

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2008

The coconut filling was delicious! Unfortunately the chocolate cake ruined it. I dipped the leftover coconut in the chocolate-frosting naples34102 suggested (4 T butter and 140 grams dark chocolate) and that really gave value to the coconut, way better than bounty!!

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Viva

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Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2008

Sinfully delicious and show stopping masterpiece! However, I didn't use this frosting because, truthfully, it just didn't appear appetizing to me. I made the cake in 8-inch layers for a nice, tall cake. The filling is to die for, and is reminiscent of an Almond Joy candy bar. I poured a glaze over the top of 4 T. butter melted with 5 ozs. of semi-sweet chocolate, allowing it to run down the sides of the cake. Finally, I topped the cake with toasted, chopped almonds. Hubby was in his glory, and said this was worthy of more than 5 stars, the perfect combination of chocolate, gooey and crunchy. I agree!

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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2007

This cake totally blew me away. I made it for a 3-person birthday party and it was gone within 2 days. Impossibly awesome.

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Oriana

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Living In: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2005

This cake was a hit at my house. Everyone loved it and I had to send some home with everyone. I did however agree with everyone else that the frosting recipe was not correct. I used one of my own frostings and it turned out to be great. I will definitly make this again. It is for sure a candy bar cake!

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Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2004

Wow! This is a great recipe! I agree with other reviewers, that there is a mistake in the frosting recipe section- I didn't try it, but just reading it you can see there is something missing. I decided that I wanted a candy-bar type coating on this cake, so I made a ganache from 1/2 cup evaporated milk, 9 oz. chocolate chips and approximately 2 tb. water. This gave me a pourable consistency and I spread a thin layer over the cake. It had a dark glossy finish just like a candy bar, but wasn't too sweet. Fantastic!!!! This is a keeper!

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PLANETIA

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Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2002

The taste was great! I had problems with the consistance of the frosting. Not sure if it was me or the recipe.

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Karen

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Home Town: Spring Green, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2002

I don't use cake mixes, so I substituted Black Chocolate Cake (with some modifications) submitted to this site by Jeanie. The coconut filling is great. But for the chocolate frosting, I wanted semi-sweet rather than milk chocolate. For this reason I heated 1/2c evap milk, 1 cup sugar, 1t vanilla, 1 stick margarine, and 12ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips. What a great cake! Thanks Leslie! A Chocoholics dream!

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MAGGIE MCGUIRE

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Reviewed: Jun. 2, 2001

The filling was very good, but I think the frosting was missing an ingredient. It came out very dry and crumbly. I added a stick of margarine to make it spreadable. If I make it again, I will use a chocolate glaze instead of the frosting.

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SUZZANNA

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Reviewed: Jun. 16, 2000

Everybody loves this cake! When I make it though, I use coffee instead of water in the cake mix. I do this on all my chocolate cakes, it makes them more moist, and helps smooth the chocolate taste.

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