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Coconut-Carrot Cake

Love coconut? Get an extra hit in an easy carrot cake from a mix.

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Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 2 hr 18 min
Servings 16

Ingredients

1: cup flaked coconut

1: box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® carrot cake mix

: Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

1/2: cup Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan, or spray with baking spray with flour. In ungreased shallow pan, spread coconut. Bake uncovered 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown. Reserve 2 tablespoons toasted coconut for garnish.
2 Make cake batter as directed on box. Fold remaining toasted coconut into batter. Pour into pan.
3 Bake as directed on box for fluted tube pan. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
4 In small microwavable bowl, microwave frosting uncovered on Medium (50%) 15 seconds. Drizzle frosting over top of cake. Sprinkle with reserved toasted coconut. Cut cake with serrated knife. Store loosely covered.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

For best results, do not spray fluted tube cake pans with cooking spray. Use shortening and flour or baking spray with flour.

For extra coconut flavor, stir 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract into the frosting.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 260
Calories from Fat: 130),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 14g; 14%
(Saturated Fat 4 1/2g, 4 1/2% Trans Fat 1/2g 1/2% ),
Cholesterol: 40mg; 40%;
Sodium: 240mg; 240%;
Total Carbohydrate: 30g; 30%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 18g 18% ),
Protein: 2g; 2%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 6%;
Iron: 4%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 2/4/2012 1:24:40 PM REPORT ABUSE Coudin said:

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SIMPLE!! Very easy to make,on the box it says to bake the cake on 350,so I just baked the coconut on the same degree to no need to change it. The cake looks really nice when finished and it's very good. I dad likes just plain cake with nothing on it but he really liked it,TRY IT!!!

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Posted 4/19/2010 9:22:05 PM REPORT ABUSE Texy said:

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I brought this to a potluck, where someone sliced it prior to putting it out. I was a bit disappointed, as probably 1/4 of it fell into a pile of crumbs. It was easy though, and looked nice before slicing ;)

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Posted 3/26/2010 11:21:54 AM REPORT ABUSE DinnersReady said:

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This was so easy to make and delicious. This recipe takes a boxed cake mix and makes it look like it was homemade. I only have a 9 cup bundt pan instead of a 12 cup like it called for. It still worked fine. Only problem I had was someone in my family ate the coconut that I had set aside. LOL.

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