I'm having tea and coconut cake in the garden today. Won't you join me? I'm using my polka dot plate and mug from Homegoods. The hydrangea was a gift from a dear friend.
This luscious cake happens to be one of our family's all time favorites. The recipe is from the April 24, 1996 edition of The Dallas Morning News (yes, I still have the original copy, being the recipe hoarder that I am!!). The newspaper gave the source as "Out of this World". If you love coconut, you will go crazy over this recipe.
1 box white cake mix, plus ingredients for preparation
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (8-ounce) carton non-dairy whipped topping, thawed
1 (8 1/2-ounce) can cream of coconut
2 cups coconut
Bake cake in a 9 x 13-inch pan according to package directions. While cake is hot, punch holes in top with a fork; pour sweetened condensed milk over entire top. Cool.
Mix whipped topping and cream of coconut by hand. Spread over cake. Sprinkle with coconut.
NOTE: I could only find the cream of coconut milk in a 15-ounce can. I measured out the 8 1/2 ounces and then froze the remainder.
This darling cottage teapot was found for $1.50 at our local Trade Days.
Isn't this the sweetest angel stake for the garden? It was found at a local nursery.
I am sharing this with:
Thank you for your visit! xo
Mmm...coconut cake sounds perfect! I would love to join you for tea :) Your tea pot is very charming. Thank you for sharing, sweet Kitty!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Stephanie
Oh my, that cakes look amazingly delicious!
ReplyDeleteYum! Kitty, your coconut cake sounds delightful and looks so pretty. Love the cottage teapot; it's darling! Would love to sit and have tea with you. Thank you for joining me for tea today and leaving your dear comment. Have a lovely day, sweet friend.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Sandi
That is a darling guardian garden angel. Your cake looks so good it makes me hungry!
ReplyDeleteOI KITTY,LINDA MESA AMIGA,BOA SEMANA.BEIJO.VALÉRIA.
ReplyDeleteKitty, this cake sounds luscious, have to try it, I have friends who adore coconut cake. Love your garden tea, and the angel is sweet. xo
ReplyDeleteLooks like a beautiful day for tea and yummy cake in the garden Kitty! We have a couple more weeks before really nice temps but I'm sure looking forward to 'em-enjoy:@)
ReplyDeleteYour table is so pretty and your cake looks like heaven on a plate :)
ReplyDeleteI am not familiar with cream of coconut, I hope they have it in your area,
because I would love to try your recipe.
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Have a marvelous week,
Your blogging sister, Connie
Kitty, your coconut cake is so pretty. I love coconut cake for Easter! Love the sweet cottage teapot, and would love to sit outdoors and have tea with you. xo Debbie
ReplyDeleteYour teapot is adorable! Great job, the cake looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteI am envious you can be in the garden today! Snow on the ground here this morning! :(
ReplyDeleteYour your coconut cake recipe sounds truly dreamy!! That's one of my favorite cakes! Always so moist and delicious!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Leslie
Oh lucky you out in the garden Kitty and with that yummy cake to share. We had such a nice weekend with the temperature in the 40's (that's yipee for Canadians) and then it turned cold again and snowed all day.
ReplyDeleteCute English cottage teapot and a garden angel that will keep your plants safe.
Have a good week.
Judith
What a perfect place for tea and what a wonderful tea treat!
ReplyDeleteOh how wonderful that you're sharing your southern sunshine with us. =) Love everything and the cake sounds magnificent. Oh my!
ReplyDeleteHi Kitty!
ReplyDeleteThe coconut cake sounds delicious and I love your new cottage teapot and garden angel.
~Clara
Kitty, it is making me hungry just looking at your pictures! :) How wonderful! I have a new weekly link party which is live now and I would love if you stop by and link up this wonderful post! Hope to see you there! http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com/ Hugs, Maria
ReplyDeleteYour coconut cake looks delicious, and a recipe that I'm going to try. How nice that it's warm enough to have tea in the garden. It's still quite chilly in Michigan - in the high 30's yesterday. I haven't checked today's temps yet. Love your teapot find, and your garden stake is adorable! Have a great week! ~ Phyllis
ReplyDeleteCoconut cake is a favorite of mine. My sister makes a terrific one, but it's a bit complicated so I never try. I would try this! I just pinned it.
ReplyDeleteYour cake recipe is awesome and I am SOOOOO going to try that!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
What a sweet outdoor tea - can't wait till it is warm enough to get out the outdoor furniture and have tea outdoors......because in no time at all it gets too HOT to do so - very few really perfect days here, so they are cherished BIG TIME.
Hugs.
I usually have something coconut for Easter, but somehow I missed it. Looks like I need to get busy. Oh, and I love those polkadot plates/cups. Everything tastes better in a pretty plate.
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks lovely, Kitty! The hydrangea is pretty and accents your tea table beautifully. The cake looks delicious, too.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Beth
Love, love those cute green and white polka dots! My husband would like to visit you, if you are serving coconut cake. He loves it and I do not, so I hardly ever make it for him. Bad wife! Maybe, I should do that soon - thanks for reminding me.
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful setting in your garden. I love the pretty table and the green really pops on the white table cloth. We had coconut cake Easter, one of my favorites. The cake looks delicious and yes I wish I could pop right in sit in such a pretty garden!
ReplyDeleteSweet gift from your friend.
~Emily
The French Hutch
O, Kitty, I am so in love with coconut cake. One of my very favorites.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like an awesome cake and I MUST give it a try.
I love your tea in the garden...:)
Love the polka dotted dishes. I love coconut cake, Kitty...but, I have to have coffee with it! Glad that you liked the rolls.
ReplyDeleteI remember this cake from my time in Dallas -- it was always popular when somebody brought it to the office for a birthday or some other occasion. Pretty setting too!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet teapot, and I love the bunny climbing into the pretty hydrangea pot. A lovely display and a wonderful looking cake! Your garden looks so inviting, I can't wait for things to green up here!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up, Kitty!
I SO need to pin this recipe, Kitty! I LOVE coconut cake! I could eat it every week! No one in my family likes it, though, so that's where the problem lies. I need to find someone around here who likes it as much as I do so that I can make one and split it with them. Any takers out there? :-) This sounds like a really easy recipe that would turn out great in a hurry. Yours looks really pretty perched on that polka dot plate with that bright, ripe strawberry!
ReplyDeleteThanks for putting this out there within arm's reach! I will have YOU to thank when my Spanx finally give out once and for all! :-)
Delish! So glad you were able to enjoy being in the garden. Now we have quite the turn of weather and temps don't we? Typical Texas ~ :)
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Pat
Kitty~ I'm drooling over your coconut cake! Love your garden angel and sweet cottage teapot!
ReplyDeleteThat looks so inviting...love the cute dishes from HG! The cake looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
ReplyDeleteKitty, I want a piece right now. Coconut cake is my absolute favorite. I don't make it too often though cause the rest of the family isn't as crazy as I am about it. Rats!
ReplyDeleteKitty, your green-and-white polka dotted plate is just perfect for the coconut cake. Both look delicious! Your whole table is beautiful and inviting. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThis cake sounds delicious, Kitty!
ReplyDeleteCoconut cake in your beautiful garden ~ I'm in, Kitty. This sounds like a lovely time.
ReplyDeleteKitty love your blog and this cake sounds delightful.saw you @ foodie Friday
ReplyDeleteHi Kitty! I'm pinning the coconut cake recipe. I love coconut cake. YUM! This whole setting is darling. I think that little bunny climbing into the Hydrangea bucket is hysterical. :) I can't even talk about the deal you got on that sweet teapot! OMG!
ReplyDeleteYou should have been arrested for stealing! LOL! :)
Thank you for sharing at Fresh-Cut Friday! I'm so glad you did! :)
~Liz
Hi Kitty,
ReplyDeleteYour recipe is awesome and thank you so much for sharing it at the table with Full Plate Thursday.
Hope to see you again soon!
Miz Helen
OI KITTY,EU AMAR O BULE CASINHA,MUITO CUTE.BOA SEMANA.BEIJOS.VALÉRIA.
ReplyDeleteHi Kitty,
ReplyDeleteI remembered that you said you posted this recipe so I did a search and found it. I just poured the sweetened condensed milk over the top. Making it for my dad's bday tomorrow!! Thanks for posting this yummy dessert! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Xo
Linda