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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jan 4, 2023
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Be proud to serve this moist and delicious citrus-spiked cake all dressed up in snowy white coconut.

Ambrosia Cake

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 2 hr 10 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

Cake and Frosting

Orange-Coconut Filling

  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
  • 2 teaspoons orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons flaked coconut

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make, bake and cool cake as directed on box for two 8-inch or 9-inch round pans.
  • Step 
    2
    To make orange-coconut filling, in small microwavable bowl, mix sugar and cornstarch. Gradually stir in 1/3 cup water. Stir in orange peel and orange juice. Microwave uncovered on High about 1 minute or until mixture thickens and boils; stir. Microwave 30 seconds longer, stirring every 15 seconds. Stir in 2 tablespoons coconut; cool.
  • Step 
    3
    Fill cake layers with orange-coconut filling. Frost side and top of cake with frosting. Sprinkle 1/2 cup coconut over top. Store loosely covered.

Nutrition

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