Coconut Cake Round Up

Published on August 12th, 2024

GO COCO LOCO WITH THE WORLD’S BEST COCONUT CAKES

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Whether it’s sipping coconut water after a tough workout, imbibing in a frosty Piña Colada served in a coconut at the beach, or adding flaky coconut to our favorite desserts, we are loco for coconuts! One of our favorite coconut treats is coconut cake, white or yellow cake topped with frosting and heaps of shaved coconut.

Coconut cakes were first made by African slaves in the Southern U.S. In the 19th century, coconuts were expensive, and it was labor intensive to crack open and extract the meat of the coconut to make this delicious Southern cake. Coconut cake continues to be a beloved cake flavor not only in the U.S. but around the world too.

Variations of coconut cake include the Australian Lamington, a square butter or sponge cake coated in chocolate and coconut shavings, Filipino Buko Pandan Cake. a chiffon or sponge cake topped with cream and coconut strips, and German Chocolate Cake, a chocolate layer cake frosted with coconut-pecan frosting.

Where does Tom Cruise get his coconut cake?

Actor Tom Cruise gets his one-layer coconut cake from Doan’s Bakery in Woodland Hills, California. He famously gifts these white chocolate coconut Bundt cakes to his celebrity friends, who have nicknamed the cake the ‘Tom Cruise Cake.” Soon after Cruise started gifting this cake, it became a trending food and a viral sensation.

The family-run bakery was founded by Karen Doan in 1983. Her famous White Chocolate Coconut Bundt Cake is a coconut cake packed with chunks of white chocolate. The dreamy cake is frosted with white cream cheese frosting and generously showered in toasted coconut flakes.

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Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa Ina’s Coconut Cake

Food Network celeb chef Ina Garten makes one of the most memorable coconut cakes. She bakes her iconic Ina’s Coconut Cake at her East Hampton, New York, specialty shop, Barefoot Contessa.

Whether you order a 6-in. or 8-in cake, each coconut cake is made with almond extract, butter, coconut, eggs, flour, sugar, and vanilla. Each of the 4 layers of coconut cake is layered with cream cheese frosting and shredded coconut.

Doan’s Bakery White Chocolate Coconut Bundt Cake

Hollywood A-listers like Tom Cruise are obsessed with Doan’s Bakery in Woodland Hills, California. Founded in 1984, the family-run bakery makes its famous, moist, and sweet White Chocolate Coconut Bundt Cake.

Each 10-in. Bundt cake is handmade with butter, cream cheese, coconut, eggs, flour, sour cream, sugar, vanilla, and white chocolate chunks. Then, it’s generously iced with cream cheese frosting and dusted with toasted coconut flakes.

Sugaree’s Coconut Cake

Sugaree’s is a superlative taste of the South. The New Albany, Mississippi, bakery has been making its cakes the old-fashioned way since opening in 1997.

Sugaree’s Coconut Cake is 3 layers of buttery cake. The 9-in. cake is topped with melted butter glaze, icing, and coconut.

Caroline’s Cakes Gluten-Free Coconut Cloud Cake

While this Spartanburg, South Carolina, bakery may be known as the “Home of the World’s Best Caramel Cake,” Caroline’s Cakes also makes a legendary coconut cake. Caroline Cakes’ Gluten-Free Coconut Cloud Cake is a 9 in. cake that is packed with fresh coconut.

This unique coconut cake is 4 layers of gluten-free yellow cake that are generously slathered in coconut icing. One bite of Caroline’s Cakes’ Gluten-Free Coconut Cloud Cake and you’ll be on cloud nine!

We Take the Cake Coconut 4-Layer Cake

This coconut cake takes the cake. The cakes from this Fort Lauderdale, Florida, bakery have been named Oprah’s favorites and we readily agree. Each is made from scratch and by hand.

We Take the Cake’s Coconut 4-Layer Cake features layers of coconut cake made with cream cheese and coconut flakes. Each layer is filled with luscious coconut cream. This 6-in. cake is slathered in vanilla cream cheese frosting and plenty of coconut.

Carousel Cakes Coconut Snowball Cake

At first glance, Carousel Cakes’ Coconut Snowball Cake looks like a giant snowball, but this is one epic edible snowball! Founded by Martin Lefkowitz, Carousel Cakes in Nanuet, New York, bakes a kosher-certified coconut cake you won’t want to miss.

Carousel Cakes’ Coconut Snowball Cake is a moist vanilla cake adorned with toasted coconut. Each 7-in. cake has three layers of delicate cake and is an explosion of coconut.

Misha’s Cupcakes Toasted Coconut Cake

Not only does Miami’s Misha’s Cupcakes make out-of-this-world cupcakes, founder Misha Kuryla also makes a delicious Toasted Coconut Cake too.

Each rich and dreamy 6-in. Toasted Coconut Cake is made with coconut extract, organic coconut shavings, eggs, flour, sugar, vanilla, and whipping cream. Both layers of cake are frosted with vanilla buttercream that is stuffed and topped with toasted coconut.

Daisy Cakes Daisy’s Coconut Cake

Kim Nelson uses family recipes and farm-fresh ingredients to make her sweet Southern cakes in Pauline, South Carolina. Her tropical-inspired coconut cake is infused with coconut.

Daisy’s Coconut Cake is 4 layers of dense and moist cake frosted in buttercream icing that is made with fresh coconut milk. The 8.5-in. cake is sprinkled with fresh, sweetened coconut flakes and is a true taste of the South.

Flour Bakery + Cake Coconut Cake

Founded by award-winning pastry chef Joanne Chang, Boston’s Flour Bakery + Cake makes all sorts of baked goods, from sticky buns to cookies to pies. It’s no surprise that the popular bakery makes an incredible Coconut Cake.

Each quadruple layered 8-in. coconut cake is frosted with coconut buttercream and kissed with mounds of shredded coconut. We bet you can’t eat just one slice.

Peninsula Grill Ultimate Coconut Cake

When Peninsula Grill debuted their 12-layer Ultimate Coconut Cake™ in 1997, little did they know it would be an immediate hit. Served at Charleston, South Carolina’s 1844 Planters Inn, the city’s only Relais & Châteaux restaurant, this cake is pure perfection.

Each 12 lb. cake is a towering treasure of 6 layers of coconut cake made with butter, coconut flakes, coconut oil, eggs, flour, sugar, and vanilla extract and 6 layers of buttery frosting. Each cake arrives with a packet of shredded coconut topping to make the most memorable treat ever.

We’re coco-nuts for coconut cakes. America’s most craveworthy coconut cakes, including Tom Cruise’s favorite White Chocolate Coconut Bundt Cake, are shipping nationwide on Goldbelly!

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