Food Network
Home> Recipes> Baking>
Grandma Yearwood's Coconut Cake with Coconut Lemon Glaze Recipe

Grandma Yearwood's Coconut Cake with Coconut Lemon Glaze

Recipe adapted from Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood (c) Clarkson Potter 2010

Show:

Episode:

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate This RecipeRead users' reviews (58)

Browse Reviews by Keywordnew!

Loading review filters...

COMMENT ON THIS PROJECT

    

Sign in

All fields are required.

E-mail Address:

Password:

Remember me on this computer

Signing in

Please enter your email address and we will send your password

E-mail Address

Your password has been sent and should arrive in your mailbox very soon.

Not a member?

Sign up for My Food Network to share photos, show off your style, and connect to an enthusiastic and helpful community.

It's free and easy.

Review This Recipe

You must be logged in to review this recipe.

or Sign Up to Review

Average Rating:

Total Reviews: 58

Showing 41-50 of 58

Sort by:

Newest

  • on May 19, 2012

    Flag

    This cake is absolutely delicious. I made it for supper club and it was a big hit. Very moist and with a lemon twist at the end. A word
    of caution....only make this cake in a 2 piece tube pan. It's very difficult to remove from the pan...even if you grease and flour the pan. I have an old receipe from my great grandmother that is very similar so I was prepared.

    people found this review Helpful.
    Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No

  • on May 14, 2012

    Flag

    I made this for my mother's Mother's Day celebration. It was wonderful! A dense, lemony cake, very reminiscent of comforting southern Sunday deserts. It is beautiful and flavorful as is but I decorated it with huge strawberries and served it with a strawberry puree and champagne toast. Everyone loved it! Thanks Trisha.

    people found this review Helpful.
    Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No

  • on May 12, 2012

    Flag

    Made this cake for a church dinner. It was out of this world good, but it stuck to my bundt pan, badly. I had to remove it in chunks. The glaze was ready, so I piled the chunks in the middle of the platter and poured the glaze over it all. I told the other women what had happened and got some sympathy. ;-D

    When I make this again, and I will, I'm going to make it in loaf pans.

    Everyone who tasted it said it was really special, and I loved watching two guys come back for more.

    people found this review Helpful.
    Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No

  • on May 12, 2012

    Flag

    The cake is dense, moist and delicious. I had no trouble getting it out of the removeable bottom tube pan. Next time I would half the glaze. Pineapple juice substituted for the lemons might be good too. I didn't think it was too sweet which surprised me because of the amount of sugar. I had trouble finding frozen coconut so I used fresh coconut. The recipe worked fine for high altitude and the baking time was exact. This is a keeper. This cake would be great all by itself too. Thanks Trisha!!

    people found this review Helpful.
    Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No

  • on May 09, 2012

    Flag

    My husband and friends loved it. I do not like coconut myself. Although I greased and floured the pan it still stuck some. I too thought there was too much glaze, maybe if the cake is a little warmer than mine was, it will soak it up more. It sure was a hit, I will be making many more times I'm sure.

    people found this review Helpful.
    Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No

  • on May 07, 2012

    Flag

    Contrary to the other reviews I found this cake extremely sweet. The recipe calls for 4 cups of sugar, 2 for the cake and 2 for the glaze. Way, way, way too much for me

    people found this review Helpful.
    Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No

  • on May 05, 2012

    Flag

    My husband and I just made this for the third time. Moist, tangy, delicious....and not hard to make. Definitely use a tube pan with removable tube/bottom.

    people found this review Helpful.
    Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No

  • on May 02, 2012

    Flag

    The cake is wonderful. I was thinking the recipe for the glaze must be wrong - it made a LOT of glaze - too much I'm thinking but no one else mentioned it. I think if I make it again I will just put a powdered sugar glaze on it flavored with lemon.

    people found this review Helpful.
    Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No

  • on May 01, 2012

    Flag

    Baked this cake Saturday morning with my 14-year-old daughter. Had a great time making it and it's the best cake we've ever tasted! Will definitely make this again and share the recipe with my friends and family. Love the show, too!!

    people found this review Helpful.
    Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No

  • on April 30, 2012

    Flag

    I watched Trisha make this on her Saturday show and knew it would be delish. I went to store and bought Nilla wafers and made it Saturday evening. This is absolutely wonderful with the tanginess of lemon in the icing and sweetness of cake, what a treat. Husband loved it.

    people found this review Helpful.
    Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No
« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next »
Advertisement
[an error occurred while processing this directive]

See More Recipes Like This From Food.com

Food Network Store

Browse More Products

Free Recipe of the Day Newsletter

Let Food Network chefs plan what's for dinner, with quick and easy recipes delivered to your inbox daily.

Food Network Food Network
© 2013 Television Food Network G.P. All rights reserved.