How To Make Chocolate Coconut Cake
Enjoy a luscious chocolate coconut cake made with rich chocolate and a creamy coconut marshmallow sauce. Whip up this decadent treat in under one hour!
Serves:
Ingredients
For Chocolate Cake:
- 1boxdevil’s food cake mix
- oil
- eggs
- water
- cooking spray
For Coconut Sauce:
- ¾cupmilk
- ¾cupgranulated sugar
- 15large marshmallows
- 3cupssweetened coconut,flaked
- ¾tspcornstarch
For Chocolate Frosting:
- 3tbspbutter
- 6tbspgranulated sugar
- 4½tbspcocoa powder,sifted
- 4½tbspmilk
- 2½cupspowdered sugar
- 1tspvanilla extract
- ½cupchocolate sprinkles
Instructions
Cake:
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Coat a 9×13-inch pan with cooking spray.
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Prepare the cake mix as directed on the box, then bake according to package instructions. Cool completely in the pan.
Coconut Sauce:
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Combine the milk, sugar and marshmallows in a medium saucepan.
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Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or until the marshmallows are melted.
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Stir in coconut and cornstarch, bring to a boil. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
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Remove from heat, then pour the coconut sauce over the cake while it’s still warm. Let cool completely.
Frosting:
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Melt the butter in a small, heavy saucepan over low heat.
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Add the granulated sugar, milk and cocoa powder, then cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until mixture is thoroughly combined.
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Remove from heat, then cool slightly. Stir in the powdered sugar and vanilla.
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Pour the frosting over the cooled cake. Add the sprinkles on top while the frosting is still warm.
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Serve, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 575.07kcal
- Fat: 21.11g
- Saturated Fat: 10.01g
- Trans Fat: 0.12g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 6.43g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.49g
- Carbohydrates: 98.90g
- Fiber: 3.61g
- Sugar: 77.06g
- Protein: 4.54g
- Cholesterol: 9.72mg
- Sodium: 385.09mg
- Calcium: 96.23mg
- Potassium: 276.70mg
- Iron: 2.79mg
- Vitamin A: 34.32µg
- Vitamin C: 0.66mg
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