Jamie's Coconut Cake

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I made this recipe for Mother's Day and my grandmother's 89th birthday... She loved it! My Nana was the ultimate baker in her day and Coconut Cake is her favorite, so I was really nervous about impressing her, well she just raved about the cake and I was so proud. My husband stated that this cake would now have to be a permanent part of my baking rotation. Even family members who don't customarily eat coconut cake loved it. The cake was moist and baked with no problem. Paula only left out one ingredient in the recipe ... Love!

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I was looking for a simple, minimalist recipe for a coconut cake recipe for a cake that a friend had requested. The cake recipe for this one fit the bill, and even though I didn't use the 7 minute type of icing, the cake and filling worked very well with the assembly and frosting I used. Other bakers that gave poor reviews may enjoy stronger coconut flavor, but this one is subtle and classic. Great cake texture and flavor, and the sour cream gives a rich element to the entire cake. Good recipe.

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My daughter made me this cake for my birthday and it was the best birthday cake I've ever had (and I'm very old! I first thought I'd make it for Christmas (saw it online with the holly decoration but that's a long time from now. So will be making it at Easter time! A few jelly beans will look nice. Thanks for the recipe

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After reading many of the reviews, I was hesitant to make this cake. I am a huge fan of cocoumt cake, so I decided to give it a try. Simply said, it was the most tasty coconut cake I ever had! I made it for a luncheon I was attending and everyone just raved about the cake. I followed the recipe as is with 2 exceptions. I added a teaspoon of coconut extract to the cake batter and to the filling. It was awesome. I also used Baker's Joy to season the pans and the cakes just came out of the pan perfectly. No parchment paper, no nothing, just a good coating of Baker's Joy. This cake was sooooo good I'm making it again for Christmas.

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Followed the recipe and could not wait for it to come out of the oven. After 30 minutes I checked on the cake and one collapsed in the oven and the other two collapsed while cooling. Not sure what I did wrong.

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I first made this cake for a friend's birthday in October. Everyone loved it. I made it three times in the same week for the same people. I then made it again for Christmas. I don't know how it did not have coconut flavor for some people. It is not possible since 1. it is covered in coconut 2. The filling has coconut and 3. The cake itself calls for coconut milk. This has been by far the best cake I have made. I Love it and so does everyone I bake it for. Great recipe Jamie. I now pretty much use the cake recipe for all the cakes I bake. I use it with other fillings and frosting.

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I am happy that I chose to bake this cake for my daughter's birthday. It came out really good: moist, delicious and beautiful. I will definitely adopt this recipe. Thank you Jamie.

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I made this cake for a relative's birthday, and at first it was really fluffy,
but when I preceded to drop the pans as instructed by Paula, to remove the bubbles, and they became flat and baked out that way. So I wound up with a thin flat pancakes

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I baked this cake twice . It was heavy, dry, and very unappealing. I would never try it again.

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I'm not sure why this cake didn't turn out well for some people, but I'm so glad it did for me! It's delicious! The cake came out very moist. I took the "crumbling" experience from others and was careful to really soak the pan with baking spray and I lined it with parchment paper. I also used a cake spatula to lift the layers to be careful not to let any of it crumble.

I did think the filling was a little runny while mixing it, so I added more coconut. Came out great! Also, I thought it just made sense to use coconut milk in the filling.

I saw double boiler and hand blender and didn't feel like bothering (yes, I'm being lazy lol. So I used buttercream frosting with a touch of coconut extract. Also I toasted the outside coconut. I didn't want to, but my husband likes it that way.

Lastly, I didn't have 3 cake pans - only 2. So this one's a two layer. But it's really great!