Grandma Yearwood's Coconut Cake with Coconut Lemon Glaze

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Made this cake after watching Tricia make it on T.V. It was for Father's Day so I especially wanted it to be a knock out. It traveled to Roaring River State Park, sat out in the heat for 2 hours while our family swam and picniced and it was a huge hit when sliced and eaten. When my husband really likes something he says "this is a keeper." He said "this is a BIG keeper." Thank you Tricia for sharing your Grandmother's recipe.

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This cake is so simple, and so good. My husband and son devoured it.

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I made this cake for the first time to take to a Mother's Day get together for my boyfriend's family, which I had never met before. I was worried that they might not like it or that it might not turn out right. They LOVED it and so did I!!! Some were hiding pieces to save for later And his mother requested that I make one just for her! : . The only problem I had was that the cake stuck to the pan. I had read reviews that said it might. I super coated the bundt cake pan with non-stick coating and it still stuck. The glaze did cover it. But I would suggest that you read the other reviews for tips on keeping it from sticking. Also, I read that Nilla wafers come in 11 oz boxes now instead of the 12 oz the recipe calls for. I found a box of individual packages....12 one-ounce packages of mini cookies. I'[m definitely making this cake again!!! And again!! Thanks Trisha and Grandma Yearwood!

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I am a lunchroom lady and it was a co-workers birthday and it was AWESOME! Everyone was AMAZED at the ingredients and asked for the recipe. I am GUILTY of reading the reviews and I cut back on the SUGAR in cake and glaze. Otherwise all was the same. PEOPLE I tell you it is a FANTASTIC keepsake RECIPE!

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What a lovely recipe! This cake came out crunchy on top and so moist and delicious in the middle!

Thanks for sharing, Trisha!

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'Nilla Wafers no longer come in 12 oz. boxes. It's an 11 oz. box. I bought two boxes of the minis, weighed the cookies so I had exactly 12 oz. I used a food processor to 'crush' the cookies. I used a 14 oz. bag of Goya frozen coconut and divided it between the cake & glaze. My lemons gave me 1/2 cup of juice to which I added just one cup of H2o. The cornstarch may not be necessary. I would consider cutting the water by another 1/4 cup of water & maybe replacing some of the remaining quantity with more lemon juice. I used a bamboo skewer to poke the holes in the cake - larger holes. I strained away the coconut. Over a cooling rack set over a 1/2 sheet pan I was able to pour the glaze over the cake several times to thoroughly saturate the cake. I put the reserved coconut on top of the cake.
Serving suggestion: If you don't want to totally saturate the cake, use the excess glaze as a topping when served.
I'm making this again!

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in response to "BONE PARK KEN" that said the recipe was wrong. I followed the recipe exactly. It DID say to add the 1 1/2 cups of water in the glaze. The recipe calls for a bag of coconut for the cake and another bag for the glaze. that's what I did. I heard some say it stuck to the pan. I sprayed real good with a pam with flour spray and it came out nicely. It was a bit sweet so maybe next time I would cut the sugar in the glaze a little. But EVERYBODY that tasted it thought it was one of the best cakes ever ! I also watched Tricia make it on her show. The photo does show coconut on top but my coconut was cooked and looked just like that. Maybe try it again.

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I made 1/2 a batch and baked it in an 8" round since I didn't want a ton of cake hanging around, especially if I didn't care for it... which wasn't the case. OH MY YUM! I didn't have lemons but knew I had some lime zest in the freezer so I used that and the True Lime packets to equal the citrus in the glaze. Tricia girl...you gotta try this with lime. I will so make this cake again and again. Glad you got your hands on grandma's recipe and let us have it!

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This recipe is WRONG. One and one half cups of water should be added to the GLAZE. On the show this water was added to the GLAZE. Also half of the coconut in this recipe is added to the cake batter and cooked and the other half of the coconut is added to the glaze and cooked. The photo with this recipe has this cake covered with uncooked coconut. This cake is awesomely delicious and different from other cakes. Glaze without the water and covering the cake with uncooked coconut changes its rating to POOR. Foodnetwork SHOULD be very,very diligent in immediately correcting obvious errors. I recently followed a recipe for two tablespoons of a liquid. The correct measurement was two cups of the liquid. The result ended in the garbage. I do not think foodnetwork can exonerate themselves from responsibility for not correcting errors of ommission or misprints.

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Delicious. I cooked it in a tube pan, not a bunt pan. I lined it with waxed paper. Came out perfectly. Used Pam baking spray with flour.