Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2004

I made this cake for Easter and I have to tell you it is the most over the top cake I have ever tasted. Most people at the dinner I went to left half on their plates. It is just insanely rich and sweet. Would not make again although it did look beautiful.

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Cookieman

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Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2004

I made this for Easter dessert and everyone that had it loved it. I did flour and grease the pans and no problem removing the cakes. I wouldn't change a thing about this recipe. I thought the nuts and coconut in the frosting made it look really different. I made it the day before and kept it in the refrigerator. It was perfect the next day. I will definitely make this again.

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VIKKIVAND

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Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2004

This was wonderful. I made it for Easter and everyone loved it!!!!!

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KayDee

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Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2004

My boyfriend said this was really good, I thought so as well. I even forgot to add flour to a layer (I'm stupid, I know), but even THAT was good!

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THEDUCKIEST

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Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2004

I made this for my mom's birthday. It was pretty easy to make and tasted really good. Especially the frosting! The cake was moist and crispy on the edges-- so good. Thanks for the recipe.

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Adub

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Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2004

I give this cake ************************** stars! There are no words to describe how scrumptous this cake really is! WHOA! I'm not a coconut lover, but this cake is awesome, my husband doesn't want it to finish! This is one I'll make for get togethers! Thanks for this great recipe!

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ROMA

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Living In: Pearland, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2004

Followed the directions exactly and this was GREAT!!! Can't make very often though, it caused me to gain about five pounds.

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JILLBEANS

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Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2004

This cake was a disaster unlike any I have experienced since my early cooking days. I followed the directions and only greased the pans and I think that was the problem. I used every trick in the book and I could not get the cakes out of the pans. They fell totally apart and were not reparable. I have to say however, that both the cakes and the frosting tasted wonderful. Lesson learned; always grease and flour.

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cookin'mama

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Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2004

I made this cake as a birthday cake for my mother. She loved it. Everyone said the cake tasted more like candy than cake. I did not make it a three layer cake but opted for the 2 layer approach. My mothers new favorite cake of all-time.

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HILT19

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Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2004

My husband claims he doesn't like coconut - but this is his favorite cake. Sometimes I spread vanilla pudding between the layers. If not, I increase the frosting recipe. This is a cake that I make for special family occasions because it is so impressive.

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ACPHIFER

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Reviewed: Feb. 29, 2004

What can I say except,mmmmm. This cake is moist and light, and if you like coconut this is the cake for you.

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BLACK VELVET

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Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2004

I baked this cake today for my grandmothers birthday party tomorrow. I cut a small piece to taste and it was wonderful. I did make a few changes to the recipe though. I used butter flavored shortening instead of using both butter and shortening. I added finely ground walnuts to the cake batter along with the coconut and I used a little less sugar than what the recipe calls for. I also added at 1/4 tsp of salt to the batter and I used Vanilla Butternut flavoring. I did not use the frosting, because I had a request for a whipped cream frosting. I used the Cool Whip frosting recipe found on this site, but I used white chocolate pudding mix (mmmm tasty!!). I know this cake will be a hit at the party. 3/01/04 - I had to come back to say the cake was a hit. Everyone raved about the flavor and how it wasn't too sweet. There were a lot of older women there and a couple of them asked ME for the recipe. The cake was moist and flavorful. I already have a request for this cake at our next family gathering.

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Homegrowncook

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Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2004

This cake is to die for!! TOO GOOD to be true!! We had to give peices away before we ended up eating the whole thing by our selves!!! Great cake to impress company or to spoil your self!!

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HIDEE

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Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2004

Cake was dense and delicious. You couldn't tell there was coconut in the batter. The white frosting was interesting with coconut and walnuts but hard to cover the cake, and very sweet for my family. I also tried cake with a chocolate cream cheese frosting. That was less sweet and the two flavors and textures complemented each other.

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POTSPRING

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Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2004

Delicious cake - I made it a day ahead of time for my son's second birthday and he loved it. Instead of regular shortening I used Spectrum trans-fat free shortening, and I made 2 layers instead of 3 (once the batter was divided three ways it looked like an impossibly small amount in each pan so I divided it in half instead). Also, the cakes didn't need to bake nearly as long as the recipe indicated, although that might be my oven. I omitted the coconut from the icing and added more half and half. Greasing and flouring the pans is essential. I'm giving it four stars because the texture of the cake was slightly spongy for my taste. Once the cake was frosted and sat in the frig for a day (thank you reviewers!) it was fine.

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Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2004

This cake was pretty yummy. It didn't take near as long to bake though so watch out you don't overdo it. I also think that next time I make it I won't add the coconut to the frosting but instead will press it on after I frost it. It would be a much prettier cake that way.

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ANNAFISH

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Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2004

I made this for my sister's 30th birthday party. It was excellent. My usual cake to bake is German Chocolate and everyone said this cake was even better!! I also doubled the cream cheese and only used half of the powdered sugar.

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Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2003

I made this cake for Thanksgiving. Received many complments from friends & guests. This recipe will have a spot on my bake list

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Maybelle Miller

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Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2003

this cake was heavenly. thanks for the family recipe!

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Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2003

I must have done something wrong! I had such high hopes for this recipe and made it for the bottom tier of my wedding cake. I always bake a week in advance and freeze, maybe this cake just doesn't freeze well. It was very dry. Nobody commented on the taste of the cake which is a bad sign. This recipe has such raves that I will probably try it again to see if I can figure out what went wrong. I followed the recipe exactly.

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