coconut cake
Palm fruit pastry
Coconut cake is a layered cake featuring coconut in the batter, frosting, or topping—often all three.
The classic American version is a white layer cake with fluffy white frosting covered in shredded coconut: Grandma always made coconut cake for Easter.
Regional variations abound, from dense Southern versions to lighter angel food styles.
- frostingSweet cake covering
- cream cheeseSoft spreadable dairy product
- cream cheese frostingTangy dairy-based cake coating
- shreddedTorn into strips
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
moist · fluffy · layers · angel food · white · sweet · dessert · bakery · birthday · birthday party · slice · vanilla · pineapple · rum · Tom Petty · toasted · flakes · Southern
- coconutcopra, coir
- cakescupcake, chocolate gateau, fruitcake, German chocolate, tres leches
- Classic Dessertsbaked Alaska, Boston cream pie, bread pudding, cherries jubilee, cobbler
- tropical dishesmango sticky rice, pineapple fried rice, jerk chicken, poke bowl, papaya salad
- layered dessertstrifle, parfait, mille-feuille, tiramisu, seven layer bars
- Easter foodEaster ham, Easter eggs, hot cross buns, Easter lamb, lamb roast
flavor/ingredient profile
coconut cakesalt cod
Cured, dried whitefish
pickled herring · beef jerky · sauerkraut · black coffee · hardtack