I've baked several coconut cakes over the years — some requiring an actual coconut, coconut milk and ground coconut meat. Those take a lot of time and work. As I was living in places that did not have ...

Coconut cake has not always been a favorite of mine. I’ve spent a lot of my childhood spurning all things coconut, which included coconut cakes. Even Mrs. Bush’s famous triple layer coconut cake ...

From baked confections to silken cream pies, coconut desserts run the gamut of sweet treats. While toasted coconut flakes easily add texture to buttery rolled cookies, German-layer cake fillings, and ...

To prepare the coconut and Nutella cake, start by rehydrating the coconut, placing it in a small bowl with 3/4 cup milk (1); stir (2) and let it fully absorb the liquids. Meanwhile, in the bowl of a ...

Dear SOS: A few years ago you featured a recipe for an Italian white wine cake with a mascarpone cream filling and iced with whipped cream and flaked coconut. I made it several times, and it was a hit ...

Iwas never a big baker. I dabbled in cakes in the early 1980s but never did very many. After that, with three children and a full-time job, most of my cakes came from the local Winn-Dixie. I used to ...

1. Make the batter: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Using a small brush, lightly coat three 9-inch cake pans with softened butter or vegetable-oil cooking spray. Dust with flour and tap out any excess.