This Chocolate Coconut Cake is my favorite chocolate cake recipe – it’s moist for days and super chocolatey. And the coconut icing & toasted coconut topping compliment the cake perfectly.
Chocolate Coconut Cake
If you saw my “Let’s Chill” post from Labor Day, this is the cake with a slice missing that was sitting in the cake carrier with ice packs taped to it. 🙂 I took it to the tailgate for the WVU vs. Alabama football game that weekend. It’s not necessarily football food, but I was tasked with bringing sweets and since I’d made this, it was one of the things I brought. Despite not being inherently football food, it ended up being a big hit. Like I said, it’s crazy moist and full of flavor. If you like chocolate and coconut together you will definitely love this cake!
After the game, my sister in law took some home to the rest of the family, who didn’t come to the game. When my brother came by the next day, he made sure to come inside and get one more taste of this cake before it was gone. Just like everyone else, he couldn’t prevent himself from just one more bite. 🙂 One of my favorite things about this chocolate cake is that you only need to use one bowl. One less dish to wash is a win in my book! You’ll notice it’s a very dark cake and that’s because I use Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa. It’s my fave and ever since I used it the first time, I’ve never bothered with any other. If you haven’t tried it, I totally recommend it. Of course, you could use regular cocoa if you prefer.
It’s also a slow-bake cake, so it bakes at 300 degrees. Weird, right? But it works! The coconut icing is as coconut as it comes and I could just have eaten it by itself. The toasted coconut not only looks pretty, but adds more coconut flavor and a bit of texture. This cake is a totally win. I have a feeling it will be requested again. 🙂
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PrintChocolate Coconut Cake
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 12-14 Slices
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
This Chocolate Coconut Cake is my favorite chocolate cake recipe – it’s moist for days and super chocolatey. And the coconut icing & toasted coconut topping compliment the cake perfectly.
Ingredients
CHOCOLATE CAKE
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup boiling water
COCONUT ICING
- 1 1/4 cups butter
- 1 1/4 cups shortening
- 9–10 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tsp coconut extract
- 3–4 tbsp water or milk
- 1 1/2 cups sweetened coconut
Instructions
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Slice
- Calories: 988
- Sugar: 103.8 g
- Sodium: 405.7 mg
- Fat: 55.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 121.9 g
- Protein: 4.6 g
- Cholesterol: 72.1 mg
Keywords: chocolate coconut cake, coconut cake recipe, best coconut cake recipe, easy coconut cake, best chocolate cake recipe, easy chocolate cake recipe, homemade chocolate cake, chocolate cake with coconut
Enjoy!
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Ahh the infamous ice-box cake carrier cake! This looks amazing! I’m not sure who isn’t a fan of chocolate and coconut together, but I know I would love this cake!! Pinned!
Thanks girl!
beautiful!! this cake looks amazing!
Wow! What a beautiful cake. It looks so fluffy and delicious, and that toasted coconut! Love it.
I’m dying!! Love this so freaking much. Pinned!
Oh my heavens! This looks gorgeous and absolutely divine. I can’t wait to try it! I love the chocolate and coconut combo.
This is absolutely beautiful! and I love that you used dark chocolate 😉 pinned! yummm
My mom’s two very favorite ingredients – chocolate and coconut! I am making this for her birthday for sure! Gorgeous — everything about this Lindsay!!
Thanks Chelsea!
I love chocolate + coconut together!!! Big win in my book . . you are the cake baking queen! love this!
Thanks Alice!
oh my goodness – coconut is totally my jam, so I would be allll over this one! I kind of just want to make the coconut icing and just eat it with a spoon! so gorgeous Lindsay!
Man, this looks good. We all know how dangerous that “one more bite” is! I’d commit to at least two slices of this one and not pretend to be satisfied with a bite! Amazing…sigh.