Coconut Cake

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It went all wrong here. First off, I peeked at it at the 39 min. mark and saw it was brown. Oops, checked it, sure 'nuf, it was done and I have no idea how long that was the case. 45-55 min. would have turned it into a brick. Next thing, the frosting. Made it exactly as directed but there was WAAAAY too much. Wound up throwing about 1/2 of it away. Finally got to taste it and found it dense and heavy and DRY, DRY, DRY. Wow... What a waste of the enormous amount of time it took not to mention the $$$ involoved. Will wind up throwing the rest of it away. What a shame. I made it for my birthday, too...

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This cake was delicious! I made it for my daughter's birthday party and everyone loved it! Thanks Ina . . . LLLOOVVEEE YYOOUU!!

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I just made this cake and my husband and I LOVE IT!!! It is soooo good! The frosting is fantastic. I wouldn't change a thing! Thank you Ina.

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The best coconut cake I have ever eaten. It's out of this world!! 5 STARS!!!!!

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I made cupcakes for a party. Of the three types of cupcakes, this one flew off the tray!

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absolutely HEAVENLY! I too used coconut extract instead of the almond mainly because I didn't have any, but next time I'll use the almond for the cake and coconut extract for the icing. I think the combo would be wonderful. I know a lot of people thought there was too much icing but I think this dense, thick cake needs it. I took the advice of others and halved the icing recipe and though everyone loved it I think it would have been "over-the-top" had there been more to give the denseness some "ummph". I also took the advice of others and split it up in 3 pans instead of two and so glad I did because it would have run over. I think it depends on how big your pans are but having that third cake gave my little ones who don't like coconut or icing as much as us adults a chance to enjoy the cake plain. If you are looking for a light airy cake this isn't for you. The plain cake is almost like a pound cake. THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

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My family really enjoyed this cake!! I used coconut extract instead of the almond extract. This cake was very moist and delicious. I would recommend this recipe to anyone who loves coconut cake. Keep up the good work Ina!!! S. Driver

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This coconut cake is absolutely wonderful! It really hits the spot and makes such a beautiful presentation. In my opinion this was incredibly easy to make -- it took me hardly any time at all. The icing was also very easy -- much easier than the 7 minute frosting that some coconut cake recipes call for. I did use coconut milk instead of regular milk because I love it -- it's so creamy and delicious. Even people who are not cake lovers will go crazy for this -- I also loved Ina's "beachy" menu and this cake just tops everything off -- Ina hits this one out of the park! I love it and I think you will too!

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TOTALLY worth the time it takes to prep and bake!! YUM-O!
I also used coconut extract instead of the almond. Would definitely make cupcakes with this for portion control!

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This cake is fantastic. It's a little time consuming, but it's moist and delicious.