Coconut Cake

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This recipe is good inspiration and has good intentions but needs serious tweaking to be as amazing as it should be. I scratched the entire cake recipe, except the vanilla and almond extract, and the shredded coconut. These three ingredients were happily added to vanilla cake mix, so much easier, and so much lighter, fluffier, and perfect. The original cake recipe is intensely dense, so this alternative gives the same taste, but is much lighter. The frosting is absolutely delicious. Only change is that I used 3/4 pound or maybe even a little less of the sugar, the full pound is definitely not needed.

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I thought this was a fab cake, although I felt that the almond extract overpowered the coconut flavour. I would leave this out next time.

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I am surprised, I watched Ina make the cake on TV and it looked delicious! However, the cake was not as light as I like cake to be,it lacked flavor and even though I pulled the cake before the least amount of baking time recommended, it was dry. Ina, what did I do wrong?

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i use paula's cake recipe and this frosting....perfect

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I made this recipe before reading the (negative reviews. Like the others who gave this cake a bad rating, I followed the recipe exactly and found it was very dry, heavy, crumbly and dense. The baking time specified is way too long and the outer layer is pretty tough. The frosting makes way too much, although it is tasty. Overall the cake is edible, but it is something I won't make again, not without some major tweaking anyway. Sorry Ina!

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Delicious! It was super moist, and would have been fine even without the frosting. I typically don't like cream cheese frostings, but the powdered sugar made it sweet and smooth. I would definitely make this again

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Astonishingly fantastic cake. I've made it twice and it looks gorgeous, tastes amazing, and even freezes beautifully. It is enough for 15 people and everyone loves it. Also, it is pretty easy to make, for such an impressive dessert.

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My family absolutely loves this cake. We love it so much that I used this recipe for our 4th of July flag cake instead of Ina's other recipe for the occasion. After frosting the cake, I decorated it based on the Flag Cake recipe's design. However, I decorated the sides of the cake and white stripes of the flag with shredded, sweetened coconut. This gave it a great look, fabulous taste and texture, and heightened the white of the frosting which, as other reviewers mentioned, could have a slight yellow color from the ample quantity of butter. It was an absolute hit - definitely a tradition in the making!

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I'm not sure why people are leaving bad reviews on this cake, i thought it was great! I followed the directions exactly how it said and it did turn out a little bit heavy, but it was overall very fluffy and my family and friends loved it.

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A triumph of marketing over reality! Great video! Professional, clear instructions! Charming hostess! I followed instructions perfectly, including all the great extra hints, like "Don't whip!" "At room temperature" The result? Heavy, dry, pretty tasteless cake. . . .