Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2009

I made this cake over the weekend, and I was quite impressed with how it turned out! I accidentally bought yellow cake mix instead of white, and it STILL turned out fabulous. I did make a few modifications. I drained (very well) a large can of crushed pineapple and reserved the juice. I substituted the reserved juice for half of the water in the cake mix recipe, which meant I still had a small amount of juice left after that. After the cake was finished baking I mixed together the remaining juice and the cream of coconut, and I omitted the sweetened condensed milk. I placed the drained pineapple on top of the cake before spreading on the whipped cream. Even after omitting the condensed milk, the cake was very moist and sweet but not excessively sweet. I don't like coconut but I sent the cake to work with my husband, who is a police officer. He said that everyone went crazy over the cake and it was gone in no time!

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Elizabeth

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Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2009

This was excellent! I made it a day ahead, used whole eggs instead of egg whites as the cake box called for. I think letting it sit allowed for the cake to soak up all the liquid.

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MichelleDawn

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Reviewed: Mar. 27, 2009

delicious! This cake was unbelievably moist.

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Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2009

I agree with reducing the sweetened condensed milk. This is very good though, decedent dessert to take places.

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Lilcat

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Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2009

I used a yellow cake mix and replaced the oil with applesauce. VERY good cake but a little on the sweet side for me. I thought it was too moist and heavy so I think next time I'll only used the coconut cream and not the condensed milk, only because I like lighter cakes. But it was very easy to make!

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RUTHIEV

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Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2009

this is a very moist cake,and the taste is goooood.however,i have not made this recipe,but i used one that's called pina colada cake.same ingredients except you also use crushed pineapples.everything is done exactly the same way,but before you add the whipcream,add a can of drained crushed pineapples,then whip topping.

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deborah

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Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2009

My friends and family love this cake. Make sure to use ALL of the liquid over the cake. I didnt do that the first time I made it because it does look like alot. But it magically melts in. I always make homeade whipped cream too! It's really good with Chocolate curls ontop.

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browniegirl29

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Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2009

I made this for my husbands birthday party, & it was a huge hit! Everyone loves this cake, my husband said it was one of the best cakes he has ever had! Everyone loved it!!!

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addon

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Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2009

I made this cake last night and loved it. It wasn't too sweet but it was lusciously mosit. I made it with a yellow cake mix and it was wonderful. Next time I will make with a white cake mix like the recipe calls for but the yellow cake mix was great.

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Savannah

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Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2009

Very good and very easy. Followed the recipe exactly.

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5boys2cook4

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Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2009

I followed the directions and used a 9 x 13 dish. It was very good but also very sweet. But then... it's cake after all! I'll make this again when we need a sugar rush! Very good.

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Mary O

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Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2009

WOW!!! Amazing. Best cake ever! I don't even like cake and I would eat this every day.

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April Warner Tracy

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Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2009

MMMMmmmmMMMMMmmmm....but after some modifications: I used coconut milk in the cake mix instead of the water, then incorporated the remaining coconut milk (about 1/2 cup) with a can of cream of coconut, added only 2 tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk for the liquid topping. It was a little too thick for the cake to absorb all at once, so I poured it on top in intervals. I briefly heated the mixture in the microwave before adding the last batch because it had hardened a bit. The cake looked a little messy but was covered up with the whipped topping....DEELICIOUS!

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zunaira

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Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2009

Excellent cake. Very sweet and moist. It took some time for me and my boyfriend to eat, but it was good to the last piece.

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Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2009

Hubbies birthday is TODAY. And this cake was a disaster. Used Devil's food cake mix, pudding in the mix, made according to instructions. Used coco milk, with condensed milk (many others did same also put in in microwave to thin out...) Looked great like it all soaked in. But then cake failed to release from bunt pan. One third completely sogged out. Could be I needed the cream or micro thinned too much. Cake is a slobbery mess. Now to be Bday Triffle!

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Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2009

My mom made this recipe over the holidays and we all loved it. I have made it since this but didn't have coconut milk on hand and it was still delicious.

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luvmydogs

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Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2009

Love it, love it, love it. I made a from scratch white cake. The more holes you poke the better! I used a big utility fork and wiggled it around in each hole to make sure the "sauce" actually gets through. My family is already asking me to make it again!

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Hcat

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Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2009

VERY TASTY! I give it only 4 stars though because I would've had to adjust ingredients to make it *perfect. I started out with making my White cake from scratch...because Scratch is better (imo) :) I used the "cake mixes from scratch and variations" recipe off this site following the suggestions from the review from April 5, 2008. I found "cream of coconut" instead of coconut milk which is what the recipe calls for, but cream of coconut is incredibly thick esp. mixed with S/C milk. (Cream of coconut was easily found in the "mixed drink" section of our local walmart) I would've used coconut milk in my cake mix as the liquid to give it more coconut flavor, and added a little to the cream of coconut/sweetened milk mixture to thin it out a bit, so it more easily soaks into the cake. But even without these adjustments the cake is WONDERFUL! Thank you! Edited to say that I only used about 1/8 of the can of Sweetened condensed milk. It would've been waaaaaaaay to sweet adding the whole thing.

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