Coconut Cake Recipes

Looking for coconut cake recipes? Taste of Home has the best coconut cake recipes from real cooks like you, featuring reviews, ratings, how-to videos and tips.

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Queen Elizabeth Cake

Queen Elizabeth cake is a Canadian dessert worth making at home. It's rich with dates and topped with a broiled coconut topping.

Six-Layer Coconut Cake with Lemon Filling

2 reviews

I found this recipe when going through my grandmother's old files. It was originally made with an orange filling, but...


Coconut Poppy Seed Cake

11 reviews

This moist coconut cake is definitely one of my most-requested desserts. Use different cake mixes and pudding flavors for variety....


Earthquake Cake

7 reviews

This decadent and chocolaty earthquake cake is packed with shredded coconut, chopped pecans and craters of cream cheese frosting.


Coconut Cheesecake

Coconut lovers, rejoice! This Test Kitchen-approved recipe for coconut cheesecake is packed with tropical flair thanks to the use of...

I Made the Coconut Cake That Tom Cruise Gifts for Christmas, and It’s Award-Worthy

Hollywood stars look forward to receiving the 'Tom Cruise cake' during the holiday season. This white chocolate and coconut Bundt...


Million Dollar Cake

2 reviews

Pineapple and mandarin oranges give this easy cake a refreshing, tropical twist. With cake mix and pudding mix as ingredients,...

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I Made the Famous Ina Garten Coconut Cake Recipe—and It’s Worth All the Hype

Calling all coconut lovers! Ina Garten's coconut cake should be a go-to dessert for any occasion.


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Lamb Cake

11 reviews

Lamb cake might be the most impressive Easter dessert centerpiece! We’ll walk through every step of making this lovely cake...


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23 Dreamy Coconut Cake Recipes

What could possibly compare to a traditional homemade coconut cake? Try these creamy, flaky coconut-flavored favorites.


Cranberry Coconut Cake with Marshmallow Cream Frosting

7 reviews

Filled with a homemade cranberry curd and smothered with one of the fluffiest frostings you've ever had, this tall cake...

Pina Colada Cake

1 review

As an avid baker, I wanted to create something that was mine and from my heart. I wanted to make...


Pineapple Coconut Cake

46 reviews

Dive into a tropical delight with this pineapple coconut cake. Featuring layers of moist cake, tangy pineapple and creamy coconut...


Lane Cake

2 reviews

>What’s the most sumptuous, indulgent cake you can bake for your guests? The answer is Lane Cake, a southern classic...


Holiday Snow Globe Cake

10 reviews

I can change up the decorations on this cake depending on the holiday—or birthday. My daughter loves this Christmas version....


Banana Skillet Upside-Down Cake

2 reviews

My grandmother gave me my first cast iron skillet, and I've been cooking and baking with it ever since. Sometimes...

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Holiday Snowflake Cake

7 reviews

The coconut sprinkled on this old-fashioned, fluffy white cake gives the impression of snow, without the cold. It's a beautiful...


Banana Coconut Cake

8 reviews

Meet the Cook: In our family, a meal isn't considered complete without a dessert - or, sometimes, two! This cake...


Coconut Cake Supreme

12 reviews

I make most cakes from scratch, but during the holiday rush, this recipe that starts with a mix buys me...


Mama’s Snow Cake

For a beautiful finish to a winter meal, I serve this "snow" cake. This dessert is so impressive its fluffy...


Best Coconut Chocolate Cake

25 reviews

I hope other families enjoy this chocolate coconut cake as much as my family does. I've given almost 100 copies...


Six-Layer Coconut Cake

"I found this recipe when going through my grandmother's old files," explains Angela Leinenbach of Mechanicsville, Virginia. "It is simply...


Hawaiian Sunset Cake

21 reviews

This three-layer sunset cake is pretty enough for company, but it's so simple to make that you'll find yourself baking...


Coconut Cream Torte

"This three-layer cake is rich and yummy," says Carol Barton from Bowling Green, Kentucky. Sour cream is the secret ingredient...


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Easter Basket Cupcakes

Decorated with colorful shredded coconut, licorice twists and candy eggs, Easter basket cupcakes are as fun to make as they...

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Chocolate Macaroon Cake

"This cake is always popular with chocolate lovers, including my five children," notes Saburo Aburano of Ann Arbor, Michigan. "I...


Coconut Cream Cake

This coconut cream cake recipe delivers mouth-watering results. Relatively simple to make (you'll use a cake mix for the cake...


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Lazy Daisy Cake

No matter how busy or tiring the day feels, a lazy daisy cake comes to the rescue. The oven takes...


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Italian Cream Cake

This sweet and tangy Italian cream cake features three decadent layers of moist, coconut-scented cake held together by a thick...


Coconut Cream Dream Cake

3 reviews

This pretty four-layer cake is easy to make with an instant pudding filling and 7-minute frosting. "It tastes like coconut...


Black Walnut Coconut Cake

7 reviews

I’ve been making cakes for over 60 years, and this is one of my favorites. I’m often asked to bring...