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Coconut Sheet Cake

Calling all coconut lovers...this recipe will not disappoint! It's best chilled for 8 hours after you get it frosted, and gets better the longer it's refrigerated! Frozen coconut is definitely the star of the show!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: coconut, coconut cake, coconut sheet cake
Author: The Alphabet Mom

Ingredients

  • 1 white cake mix I used Betty Crocker
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 box french vanilla pudding mix, small box
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 can cream of coconut
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 tub creamy Cool Whip I used 1 1/2 tubs for jelly roll pan
  • 2 bags frozen coconut, 12 ounces total

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 and coat your pan with Baker's Joy.
  • Mix together the white cake mix, eggs, milk, oil, pudding and vanilla until smooth and creamy. Pour into your baking pan.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes if using a jelly roll pan, 30-35 if using a Pyrex dish. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Poke holes in the cake while it is hot.
  • Whisk the sweetened condensed milk and the cream of coconut and slowly pour over the hot cake.
  • Let the cake cool completely.
  • While the cake is cooling, pour the frozen coconut into a bowl and flake with a fork.
  • Frost the cooled cake with 1-1 1/2 tubs of creamy Cool Whip. Sprinkle coconut over the top.
  • Refrigerate at least 8 hours before serving.