The cake was OK. It had a good smell, but the coconut flavor seemed flat. There are much better cake recipes out there.

I used a homemade cake recipe instead of the boxed cake mix, (which we can not use due to allergies), but otherwise follow the recipe. It was good, but not great. I will try it again, adding more pinapple and maybe some coconut to the cake batter. What saved the recipe for us is that we served it with pinapple/coconut ice cream which pulled all the flavors together.

Thanks for this recipe, it was fantastic. I took it to work for my office Manager's birthday and everyone loved it! I modified it a bit, added half cup shredded coconut to cake recipe, then after the cake was cooked I added sweetened evaporated condensed milk mixed with 2 tablesp rum and half cup crushed drained canned pineapple ( mixed together). Poked holes with a chop stick in the hot cake and poured the milk mixture all over the top. When the cake cooled I topped it off with fresh whipped cream (you can use cool whip). Yummy!

This cake is super-moist, easy to make and DELICIOUS! I added the toasted coconut that another user suggested and substituted Malibu Coconut Rum instead of regular rum. This is a definite keeper!

Made this for my Mom's birthday and she LOVED it! I used Malibu rum for extra coconut flavor and light coconut milk.

Any cake that begins with a yellow cake mix will never be "5-star" in my book for the sole reason that it will always have that tell-tale artificial cake mix flavor. Having said that, this was very good! Rather than the full 1/2 cup of rum, I used 1/4 cup of the juice drained from the pineapple and 1/4 cup Malibu (coconut flavored)rum. The brand of cream of coconut I use (Coco Lopez) comes in a 16 oz. can, which is 2 ozs. more than this recipe calls for. Nevertheless, I still used all of the remaining cream of coconut mixed with 2 T. Malibu rum and gradually brushed it all over the top and sides of the cake with a pastry brush. While it was still somewhat sticky I sprinkled toasted coconut liberally on the top, which proved to be a perfect addition both in flavor and appearance. This is a very moist and delicately flavored cake, which I think may have been overpowered by the rum had I used the full 1/2 cup. But it still had that unmistakable cake mix taste. I think from now on I will substitute either a French Vanilla or even white cake mix for any recipe calling for a yellow cake mix. The flavor is better and these don't have that awful yellow color. *Update* -- Sent this to work with hubby, who called to report that his staff went nuts over this cake!

This is one of teh BEST cakes I have ever tried, my kids loved it, my husband loved it, and I can't get enough of it!Plus it's so easy. Thanks!

I've made this cake twice this week. The first time I followed it to the T and I thought the rum was too overpowering. The second time around I made it with a coconut supreme cake mix and substituted pineapple juice for the rum. Thanks for a great recipe.

Made 2 of these this weekend. One for home & one to bring to work. This is absolutely delicious. I did one exactly as the recipe stated & another with pineapple cake mix & cream of coconut pudding. Both were excellent.

I followed this receipe exactly as written. It was delicious. The rum was not at all overpowering and added just enough kick. Everyone loved it and asked for the recipe. I will definitely make this cake again.

I followed this recipe as written except I didn't have any rum on hand, so I used 2 tablespoons of rum extract and then added water to equal 1/2 cup. I probably should have used a little more rum extract but it still turned out great. I sent some of the cake with my husband to work and his coworkers gave it rave reviews, and several asked for the recipe!

Awesome!!! I changed quite a few things. Used White Cake mix, coconut creme pudding, & Coconut Rum. Put a cup of toasted coconut in the cake batter. Instead of 4 eggs, I used 6 egg whites. Instead of 1/3 cup oil, I used a cup of mayonnaise, and 2 Tablespoons oil. Also added 1/3 cup water. But the finished product.... WOW!!!! I've had 4 requests for the recipe.

My family loved this cake. I made it for my Mom's birthday and she wants me to make another one : ) The only things that I changed were 1) used 2 8-inch cake pans instead of tube pan, 2) used pina colada mix instead of coconut creme, 3) added flaked coconut to batter, and 4) used buttercream icing flavored with pina colada mix to ice the cake instead of the glaze called out in recipe.

This cake is great. I did take some of the other reviewer's suggestions and added some coconut to the cake batter (1/2 c?), used some of the pineapple juice for the glaze along with the rum and coconut creme, and I toasted some coconut in a pan on top of the stove to put on top of the cake as I was glazing it. The end result was an amazing cake!

This was a big hit with friends! The only change I made to the recipe was I added 1 C of Coconut to the batter which gave it a more Pina Colada flavor! Delicious!!!Thanks for sharing! Monique

This got rave reviews from everyone at the picnic I made this for. I substituted pineapple cake mix and coconut cream pudding as previous reviewers suggested. I also used coconut rum as well. This was a delicious cake & I can't wait to make it again.