Coconut Sheet Cake, easy recipe, made of cake mix, vanillla pudding and frosted with coconut and cool whip. Simple recipe and great for potlucks and parties
This recipe was made by one of our group members on Facebook, Rob Hyde.
It's difficult to trace the exact origin of the recipe as you only have to Google the words Coconut Sheet Cake and you will get hundreds of results!
Suffice to say, the recipe is a Tried and Tested, and Rob has kindly shared his experiences and photos to show us how moist this cake is.
Rob tells us it is 'Out of this world!, So moist', and it certainly looks it!.
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
30 -35 minutes
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Yield
it makes a large cake, using a 9 x 13 pan.
Ingredients
The Cake
16.5 oz (460 g) White Cake mix
3 eggs
1 cup (235 ml) milk
½ cup (120 ml) vegetable oil
1 small box instant vanilla pudding
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For pouring on the hot cake
15 oz ( 440 ml ) can of cream of coconut
14 oz (420 ml ) can of sweetened condensed milk
The Frosting
8 oz. container of Extra Creamy Cool Whip
1 Teaspoon Vanilla extract
12 oz. (340 g) frozen grated coconut
Instructions
To make the cake
1. Preheat oven to 180 C / 350 F / Gas 4
2. Combine all the ingredients until smooth then pour into a greased and floured 9 x 13 pan.
3. Bake for 30 - 35 minutes, test if the toothpick comes out clean.
4. Mix together the whole can of creamed coconut & condensed milk, and using a fork, or straw, poke holes all over the top of the cake (whilst it is hot). Then slowly pour the mixture all over the cake. Leave to cool. ****Be sure to pour evenly so the liquid soaks in even at the sides.
The frosting
Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract (optional) to the cool whip and then spread over the cake. Sprinkle the grated coconut on top of the cool whip and refrigerate for a minimum of 8 hours.
We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of our recipe. Did you make any changes or add some other ingredients? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!
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Super Moist Coconut Sheet Cake
Coconut Sheet Cake, easy recipe, made of cake mix, vanillla pudding and frosted with coconut and cool whip. Simple recipe and great for potlucks and parties
Ingredients
The Cake
- 16.5 oz or 460 g White Cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup or 235 ml milk
- ½ cup or 120 ml vegetable oil
- 1 small box instant vanilla pudding
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For pouring on the hot cake
- 15 oz or 440 ml cream of coconut
- 14 oz or 420 ml sweetened condensed milk
The Frosting
- 8 oz Extra Creamy Cool Whip
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 12 oz or 340 g frozen grated coconut
Instructions
To make the cake
- Preheat oven to 180 C / 350 F / Gas 4
- Combine all the ingredients until smooth then pour into a greased and floured 9 x 13 pan.
- Bake for 30 - 35 minutes, test if the toothpick comes out clean.
- Mix together the whole can of creamed coconut & condensed milk, and using a fork, or straw, poke holes all over the top of the cake (whilst it is hot). Then slowly pour the mixture all over the cake. Leave to cool. ****Be sure to pour evenly so the liquid soaks in even at the sides.
The frosting
- Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract (optional) to the cool whip and then spread over the cake. Sprinkle the grated coconut on top of the cool whip and refrigerate for a minimum of 8 hours.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 9 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1004Total Fat: 64gSaturated Fat: 36gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 25gCholesterol: 142mgSodium: 453mgCarbohydrates: 98gFiber: 5gSugar: 78gProtein: 14g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate
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chada2
says:this sound so easy and quick i will make this for next weds nt Very nice post. Thank you for sharing i
lovefoodies
says:Thanks Chada! I am sure you will enjoy it, everyone loves to make this cake!
Happy baking :)
MickieX
says:White cake~? Looks yellow to me~! But really good~!! ;+}
lovefoodies
says:Haha! Yes Mickie, it’s the eggs you add to the cake mix that turns it yellow! But oh yes! It sure is tasty!
Happy Baking :)
caroline
says:this sound so easy and quick i will make this for next weds nt
lovefoodies
says:Hi Caroline, yes, it’s a very easy and VERY tasty recipe for sure! Please enjoy!
Shirley
says:looks like my kind of dessert, easy and sweet! can hardly wait to try it, but have to ask: what is cream of coconut?” thanks a bunch.
lovefoodies
says:Hi Shirley, cream of coconut is in a can in the International section of the supermarket. It is creamier / thicker than coconut milk. You may find it near the Asian products/ Hope this helps! and enjoy your cake!
Ruth Cobb
says:cream of coconut may also be found in the drink mixes section
lovefoodies
says:Thank you Ruth, that is most helpful!
karinagw
says:My favorite cake on Earth is lemon cake with coconut icing and my birthday is in a week and a half. Doesn’t seem likt it should be hard to change the cake flavor without impacting the basic properties of it. Yum. Will report back.
lovefoodies
says:Happy Birthday for next week Karin! I would just swap the vanilla extract for lemon (or use a lemon cake mix? and add some extract to the cool whip too! Sounds delicious!